An
Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court on Thursday sentenced a 30-year-old man, Sunday
Williams to two months imprisonment for stealing eight live cat fish valued at
N7, 500.
The police
prosecutor, Insp. Oriyomi Akinwale, told the Court that the accused committed
the offence on March 24 at about 17:30hrs at kilometer 8, off Ilawe road
Idiagba in Ado-Ekiti.
He
said that the defendant entered into Manifold fish farm and stole eight live
cat fish valued N7,500 belonging to one Akintade Olayisade.
Akinwale
said the offence contravened section 390(9) of the Criminal Code, Laws of Ekiti
State, 2012.
The
prosecutor told the court that the defendant was caught on his way out of the
fish farm, adding that he was a serial offender.
The
defendant pleaded guilty to the offence.
The
Magistrate, Mrs Modupe Afeniforo, consequently, sentenced Williams to two
months imprisonment without an option of fine.
- NAN
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