A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Abule Egba Lagos on Tuesday sentenced a 32-year-old man, Sanni Umaru, to six months imprisonment for stealing a jazz guitar valued at N50, 000.

The Chief Magistrate, Mr Tajudeen Elias, sentenced the accused to six months imprisonment with an option of N50, 000 fine, following his guilty plea.
Elias advised the convict to be well behaved after concluding his jail term and warned himto desist from such acts.

The convict, who is unemployed and lives close to the Railway line, Abattoir, Agege, was arraigned on a two-count charge of felony and theft.

The Prosecutor, Insp. Rachael Williams, had told the court that Umaru broke into St. Barnabas Anglican Church, Oko-Oba, Agege, and stole a jazz guitar and an offering pan. She said that the convict was arrested while also attempting to break into a parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of God at No.7, Edward Charity Close, Oko-Oba.

Williams said that the offence committed contravened and was punishable under Sections 278 and 404 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011. She applied for the summary trial of the convict after he pleaded guilty to the charges.

Lifebender: Second.....hahahahaha

Jakumo: The punishment meted out to this guitar thief should be determined by the accused person's ability to play that guitar like he stole it.

If he cannot even tune up the guitar, talk less attempt to play music on it, there should be no mercy shown, and the impostor should be shot by firing squad at dawn, to serve as a deterrent to all others who might consider stealing an instrument that they are incapable of playing.

If, on the other hand, the accused proceeds to bust loose with some mind-bending George Benson guitar riffs and solos, the theft of the guitar should be forgiven entirely, PROVIDED that the accused is ready to sign a written undertaking that he will offer free guitar lessons to President Johnny B. Goode.

Let justice be served !

Jakumo: The punishment meted out to this guitar thief should be determined by the accused person's ability to play that guitar like he stole it.

If he cannot even tune up the guitar, talk less attempt to play music on it, there should be no mercy shown, and the impostor should be shot by firing squad at dawn, to serve as a deterrent to all others who might consider stealing an instrument that they are incapable of playing.

If, on the other hand, the accused proceeds to bust loose with some mind-bending George Benson guitar riffs and solos, the theft of the guitar should be forgiven entirely, PROVIDED that the accused is ready to sign a written undertaking that he will offer free guitar lessons to President Johnny B. Goode.

Let justice be served !

Jakumo: The punishment meted out to this guitar thief should be determined by the accused person's ability to play that guitar like he stole it.

If he cannot even tune up the guitar, talk less attempt to play music on it, there should be no mercy shown, and the impostor should be shot by firing squad at dawn, to serve as a deterrent to all others who might consider stealing an instrument that they are incapable of playing.

If, on the other hand, the accused proceeds to bust loose with some mind-bending George Benson guitar riffs and solos, the theft of the guitar should be forgiven entirely, PROVIDED that the accused is ready to sign a written undertaking that he will offer free guitar lessons to President Johnny B. Goode.

Let justice be served !

Jakumo: The punishment meted out to this guitar thief should be determined by the accused person's ability to play that guitar like he stole it.

If he cannot even tune up the guitar, talk less attempt to play music on it, there should be no mercy shown, and the impostor should be shot by firing squad at dawn, to serve as a deterrent to all others who might consider stealing an instrument that they are incapable of playing.

If, on the other hand, the accused proceeds to bust loose with some mind-bending George Benson guitar riffs and solos, the theft of the guitar should be forgiven entirely, PROVIDED that the accused is ready to sign a written undertaking that he will offer free guitar lessons to President Johnny B. Goode.

Let justice be served !

Chanchit: If to say them put the guitar pix, I would know how much it really cost. Cos I know guitar prize jst by seeing and the guitars used by most churches costs between 14-20k.

Royal Roy: Hmmmm....a judicial system who is quick to judge petty thieves & slow to judge when the main thieves come to town!
I believe he should be punished, no doubt he is a THIEF!!!
But what happens to the bigger thieves stealing the country blind?
**Judges week Mars proceedings in Speaker's case!
**fuel scarcity affects sitting in court today!
**Presiding Judge looses mum, case adjourned till December 2014
Shameless Judiciary!!

Chanchit: If to say them put the guitar pix, I would know how much it really cost. Cos I know guitar prize jst by seeing and the guitars used by most churches costs between 14-20k.

LEXYCOM: Na eim papa house he dey....so he only took his father`s property which should not be an offense....