Sango-Ota (Ogun) – An Ota Magistrates’ Court
in Ogun on Monday sentenced one Joshua
Sunday, 23, to six months imprisonment after
he pleaded guilty to stealing N50,000 from
one Olaoye Temitope.

The Chief Magistrate, Mrs A.O. Abimbola,
however, gave the convict an option to pay
N40, 000 as fine.

Sunday, who resides at Iyana-Iyesi in Ota, was
convicted for stealing.

The Prosecutor, Sgt. Abdulkareem Mustapha,
told the court that the convict committed the
crime on Oct.13 at about 12.30 p.m. at Idiroko
Road in Ota.

Mustapha had alleged that the accused was
caught in the act removing money from the
complainant’s pocket.

He said that Sunday was subsequently,
handled over to the police.

The prosecutor said that the offence
contravened Section 390(9) of the Criminal
Code Volume 1 of the Revised Laws of Ogun
State, 2006.

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Steals 50K,given 40k fine? His lawyer and the judge should be questioned.

CRIME IS CRIME NO MATTER THE AGE,CLASS OR AMOUNT INVOLVED IN THE CRIME ACT...HE MAYBE GUILTY BUT HOW ABOUT THE AKPABIOS,DIZEANIS,FAROUK LAWANS....WHAT HAVE THEIR JUDGEMENT BEING