Man bags 10 months imprisonment for stealing wine, biscuits

A Grade 1 Area Court, Karu, FCT, on
Thursday sentenced Ola Omo, of Asokoro,
Abuja, to 10 months imprisonment for
stealing wine and biscuits.
The Presiding Officer, Mr Hassan Ishaq,
however, gave the accused an option of
N18, 000 fine for the offences of criminal
trespass, house breaking and theft.
The Prosecutor, Mr Phillip Akogwu, had
told the court that the accused stole the
items from the shop of one Eniola
Doherty.
Akogwu said that the accused was
reported to the Asokoro police station on
March 26 by Doherty, a resident of
Maitama in Abuja.
He said the accused was apprehended
after he broke into her shop and stole six
bottles of different brands of wine and 10
packets of assorted biscuits, all valued at
N27,550.
He added that the offences were contrary
to sections 248, 355 and 288 of the Penal
Code.
The accused pleaded guilty to the charges
and begged the court for leniency.
"Please have mercy on me sir, it is the
work of the Devil," he said. (NAN)