Court: 18-Year-Old Girl Sent To Prison For Stealing N800,000

Court: 18-year-old girl sent to prison for stealing N800,000. Upon her arraignment on Friday, the convict confessed to the two-count charge of entering and stealing.

AGrade A Customary Court at Mapo in Ibadan has sentenced 18-year-old Zainab Adebayo to six months’ imprisonment with hard labour for stealing N800,000 from her neighbour’s bedroom.

Delivering the judgement, the court’s president, O.E. Owoseni, held that Ms Adebayo was convicted and sentenced based on her guilty plea and the evidence presented by the police prosecution.

Ms Owoseni held that the sentence would serve as a deterrent to others with similar criminal tendencies.
She sentenced Ms Adebayo to six months’ imprisonment or six months of community service.

She was also given the option to pay a fine of N200,000.

Upon her arraignment on Friday, the convict confessed to the two-count charge of entering and stealing.
The prosecution, Ayodele Ayeni, had informed the court that the crime was committed on March 28 in the Ologuneru area in Ibadan.

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Mr Ayeni explained that Ms Adebayo entered the bedroom of Temitope Musbau, the complainant, a businesswoman, and stole her piggy bank, popularly known as ‘kolo’, which contained N500,000 in cash.
The prosecutor further stated that Ms Adebayo stole an additional N150,000 in cash from the same room, which was kept outside a safe, along with various perfume bottles totalling N150,000.

Nigerian Artisan Jailed 6 Months For Stealing Solar Lamp Posts Worth N80,000

Nigerian artisan jailed 6 months for stealing solar lamp posts worth N80,000. An Area Court in Jos on Friday sentenced an artisan, Danjuma Alei, to six months’ imprisonment for stealing two solar lamp posts worth N80,000.

An Area Court in Jos on Friday sentenced an artisan, Danjuma Alei, to six months’ imprisonment for stealing two solar lamp posts worth N80,000.

The judge, Shawomi Bokkos, sentenced the convict after he pleaded guilty to theft. The judge, however gave the convict an option of N20,000 fine. He also ordered the convict to pay compensation of N80,000.

Police Arrests Notorious Kidnapper

Earlier, the police prosecutor, Daniel Damulak, told the court that the case was reported at the  Anglo Jos Police Station, on January 21 by Davou Yakubu.

He said the complainant said Mr Alei trespassed on his property and stole two outdoor solar lamp posts.
The prosecutor further told the court that during the police investigation, Mr Alei confessed to the crime.

Court Sacks South Korea’s President Yoon Over Martial Law Declaration: Impeachment

Court sacks South Korea’s President Yoon over martial law declaration: Impeachment. Meanwhile, Mr Yoon still faces criminal insurrection charges over the imposition of martial law in a separate trial that started in February of this year.

South Korea’s Constitutional Court unanimously voted on Friday to formally unseat the country’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, ending months-long political uncertainty in the Asian nation.

The court’s decision followed the political battle between Mr Yoon and South Korean authorities after the National Assembly impeached the politician for declaring a short-lived martial law in December last year, which sent shockwaves worldwide.

In a ruling on Friday, eight justices of South Korea’s top court unanimously endorsed the decision of the Korean National Assembly to impeach Mr Yoon, which was the final piece of the puzzle needed to complete the permanent removal of the politician from office following his initial impeachment in a parliamentary vote on December 14.

By law, the court needs at least six justices to formally dismiss a president impeached by the National Assembly.

In the eight-justice court, Mr Yoon needed just three justices on his side to survive the parliamentary impeachment and regain office.

The ruling will finally provide some clarity on the country’s political situation for the first time since December last year, with the next action being to conduct a new national election within the next 60 days to elect a new president.

“It has been a great honour for me to work for the country,” Mr Yoon said in a statement released through his lawyers following the court’s decision. “I thank those who supported and cheered me despite my shortcomings. I am regretful and sorry that I could not live up to your expectations.”

South Korea’s President Yoon

Meanwhile, Mr Yoon still faces criminal insurrection charges over the imposition of martial law in a separate trial that started in February of this year.

He was formally arrested on those charges in January and was held for 52 days before a court ordered his release from detention last month.