A 20-year old man, Abubakar Adamu, who
uses his truck to pretend as a scavenger whereas it was a cover up to steal generators from their owners, has confessed that he is not a big thief because he only steal generators from the owners without causingvany violence.
He was charged before Isolo Magistrate court,
for stealing four generator sets he hid inside
his truck in the incident which happened at Idowu Osifodunrin street in Ira-Akari estate in Isolo, Lagos where he was held and apprehended before he was handed over to the police.
At the Ira-Akari estate police division where
he was taken, He admitted that he stole the
generators and claimed that he used the truck
to hide the stolen generators and cover it with
scavengers he pick from houses.
He also revealed that he gain access to houses under the false pretense of picking scavengers and any generator the owner keeps outside, he will carry it and hide it inside the truck.
He was then charged to court with two count
charge and he pleaded guilty.
The prosecutor, Oje Augbale, presented facts and asked the court to sentence him accordingly to serve as deterants to others who may want to commit similar offence.
The court found him guilty as charged and
sentenced him four years imprisonment without option of fine.
However, the court also ruled the sentence
will run concurrently which implied that He
will be spending the next two years in prison
custody.
While He was being taken to the prison he
said if he comes back he will not steal again.
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