Peter Dada, AkureA 31-year- old man, Hafisu Hassan, has been sentenced to one-year imprisonment by a magistrate court sitting in Akure, Ondo State, for stealing chairs belonging to a branch of the Redeemed Christian Church of God at Isikan area of Akure. The accused person, with another accomplice who escaped, was arrested by the Police after burgling the church and stealing some plastic chairs worth N55,000. At the court, the accused person was arraigned on one count of stealing. According to the prosecution, the offence committed was contrary to and punishable under Section 390(9) of the Criminal Code Cap 37.Vol 1 Laws of Ondo state of Nigeria 2006. She sentenced the accused person to one- year imprisonment without an option of fine.

Source: Punch April 19, 2018 15:45 UTC