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Hungry Man: Man Gets 1Month Jail Term For Stealing 7 Pieces of Meats
Posted by Nicholas on Tue 07th Jul, 2015 - tori.ngA Magistrate Court in Ota, Ogun State has sentenced a man to 1 month in prison for stealing 7 pieces of meats from a pot.
A Magistrates Court in Ota on Monday sentenced a 28 year old man to 1 month in prison for breaking into a shop and stealing 7 pieces of meats from a pot.
The Magistrate, Miss Temitope Adebutu, however, gave the convict an option of N5,000 fine.
The accused who has no fixed address, was arraigned on a two-count charge of stealing and burglary.
Prosecutor Rosemary Brown told the court that the accused committed the offences on June 25 at about 6 a.m. at Ire-Akari Street, Ota in Ogun.
She said that the accused broke into the shop of the complainant, Akinola Olamilekan, to steal seven pieces of meats from a pot valued at N700.
Brown said that the offences contravened Section 390 (9) of the Criminal Code Revised Laws of Ogun, 2006.
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