Ogun man bags two years imprisonment for stealing from church, mosque

An Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court sitting successful Isabo has sentenced a 22-year-old antheral identified arsenic Atofeyinti Gafar to 2 years’ imprisonment for stealing valuables worthy implicit N1.7 cardinal from a religion and a mosque.

The defendant, with nary fixed address, pleaded blameworthy to a four-count complaint of conspiracy, burglary and stealing.

Earlier, the prosecutor, Insp. Opeyemi Lawal, told the tribunal that the suspect committed the offences sometime successful May and connected October 30, astatine astir 6:00 americium astatine the Itoko Area of Abeokuta.

Lawal said the convict unlawfully entered into the premises of C & S Orisun Ibukun Goshen Church with the intent to steal.

He said the suspect stole an amplifier motor valued astatine N350,000, a 6 by 6 foam valued astatine N250,000, and 2 speakers valued astatine N200,000.

Other items see a stove and cooking utensils valued astatine N170,000, 2 bells valued astatine N40,000 and immoderate quantity of ligament valued astatine N50,000.

The authoritative further alleged that connected October 18, the suspect broke into the spot of Allahu Rahamon Islamic Society with intent to steal.

He said the suspect stole an amplifier motor valued astatine N450,000 and 4 speakers valued astatine N250,000.

Lawal said each items stolen were valued astatine a full sum of N 1.7 million

According to him, the suspect was apprehended by vigilante officers, starring to his arrest.

Lawal said the offences committed contravened Sections 390(9) and 412 of the Criminal Code, Vol. 1, Laws of Ogun,...