Crime
Man steals TV from Hotel, blames evil spirits
A magistrate Court has sentenced one Okanlawon Feranmi, to six months imprisonment for stealing a plasma television.
The 20-year old, told the Magistrates’ Court in Life Camp that it was an evil spirit that pushed him into committing the crime.
Feranmi who resides in Gwarinpa, Abuja pleaded guilty to one count of theft.
”I beg the court to temper justice with mercy. I am from Ondo state. I have evil spirits.
”The evil spirit pushed me to commit this crime. it is not by my own doing, please have mercy on me’.
In her ruling, the Judge, Magistrate Chinyere Nwecheonwe, who sentenced Feranmi, however, gave the convict an option to pay a fine of N5, 000 and advised him to seek help for his condition.
Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, ASP Peter Ejike, FCT command, told the court that Iorshachu Akaalon, who also lives in Gwarinpa Abuja, reported the case at Life Camp police station on Jan.31.
Ejike alleged that at about 4 a.m., the convict broke into Belay Hotel in the bar section and removed a Samsung plasma television, 52 inches valued at N150, 000.
He said that the convict was apprehended by a local vigilante group and during police investigation the plasma television was recovered from him.
The offence, he said, contravened the provisions of Sections 288 of the Penal Code
NAN
-
News16 hours ago
FG revokes 924 dormant mining licences
-
Metro23 hours ago
Ogun judiciary workers suspend strike
-
News21 hours ago
Mohbad’s father has no right to demand DNA test – Lawyer
-
News19 hours ago
FG suspends Dana Air operations
-
Metro23 hours ago
Victim of Oyo police shooting not student – LAUTECH
-
News23 hours ago
LAUTECH introduces Mass Communications, five other programs
-
News20 hours ago
GWR: Chess master Tunde Onakoya arrives Nigeria, gets hero’s welcome
-
Sports18 hours ago
Why I didn’t apply for Super Eagles’ job – Vincent Enyeama