A magistrate’s court in Lagos on
Wednesday sentenced a 28-year-old
cart pusher, Obinna Eze, to 18 months
imprisonment for burgling a shop and
stealing 83 pairs of ladies’ shoes worth
N300,000.
Mr. Eze, who resides at Ijora, Lagos, is
facing a two-count charge of burglary
and theft.
The convict, who had earlier been
arraigned in the court on February 9,
pleaded guilty.
The prosecutor, Philip Osijiale, had
told the court that the accused
committed the offences on December
20, 2015 at about 2:00am.
According to him, the convict burgled
the shop of one Temitope Ogunbanjo
at No. 19, Savannah Plaza, Gbajumo
Street, Ajah Park, Balogun, Lagos, and
stole 83 pairs of ladies’ shoes.
Mr. Osijaile said the offences
contravened Sections 285, 309 (10) (2)
and 409 of the Criminal Law of Lagos
State, 2011.
The magistrate, Memunat Folami,
sentenced the accused to 18 months
imprisonment with hard labour,
without an option of fine.
Mr. Folami admonished Nigerian youths who leave
their various villages for Lagos with the mindset of
making quick money to stay in their villages and
take up farming, instead of embracing crime.
“It is not compulsory that everybody must to come
to Lagos, the nation needs young farmers.
“Most of these young men come to Lagos and when
they cannot make ends meet, they steal and rob.
This will serve as an example for other miscreants
like him still out there,” she said.
(NAN)
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