A 30-year-old man, identified as Ola Ibrahim, has been sentenced to five months imprisonment for allegedly stealing his neighbour’s phone.
Ibrahim, who is an electrician, was jailed by a Karu Upper Area Court in Abuja on Monday.
The presiding judge, Malam Ishaq Hassan, ordered the convict to pay the complainant N36,000 in damages and gave Ibrahim, a resident of Kpegegyi, village, FCT, an option of N10,000 fine.
The convict had earlier pleaded not to the charge of theft and pleaded for leniency.
The Prosecution Counsel, Mr Ayotunde Adeyanju, told the court that the complainant, Alice Danjuma of the same address as the convict reported the matter at the Jikwoyi Police Station on Jan. 24.
He said the complainant alleged that the convict invited her to his friend’s house and she later discovered that her phone was missing.
He said the complainant suspected that the convict stole the said phone.
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The offence, he said contravened the provisions of Section 287 of the Penal Code.
Meanwhile, the police in Kano State have arrested a popular comedy TikTok skit maker, Murja Ibrahim Kunya, for allegedly corrupting the morals of the society.
The police, according to Daily Nigerian, arrested Miss Murja while trying to book hotel rooms for her guests who came from far and near for her much-publicized birthday jamboree.
It was gathered that in September last year, a Sharia court had written to the Kano State Commissioner of Police to arrest and investigate Miss Murja Ibrahim Kunya, alongside other 9 Tik Tokers for corrupting the morals of the society.
The letter read in part, “Sequel to the complaint lodged by Muhd Ali Hamza Esq, Abba Mahmud, Esq, Sunusi I. Umar Esq, Abba, A.T Bebeji Esq, B.I Usman Esq, Muhd Nasir Esq, L.T Dayi Esq, G.A Badawi & Badamasi Suleiman Gandu Esq, I am directed by the presiding Upper Sharia Court Judge, Bichi Division Kano to write and kindly request you to conduct investigation against the above mentioned suspects for proper action”.