Osogbo – An Osogbo Senior Magistrates’
Court on Thursday sentenced a 28-year-old
nursing mother, Taye Joseph, to seven days
of community service for stealing a carton
of indomie.
The convict was to be kept in the custody
of Ataoja Police Station in Osogbo from
where she was expected to be coming to
clean the court’s premises for seven days.
Senior Magistrate Olusola Aluko, however,
gave an option of N300 fine for each of
the seven-count charges brought against the
convict.
Joseph had pleaded guilty to the seven-
count charges of conspiracy, house-
breaking as well as stealing and asked for
leniency.
The police prosecutor, Solomon Oladele,
told the court that the woman committed the
offences, which contravened sections 516,
383, 413 and 390, of the Criminal Code,
Laws of Osun, on Nov. 16, at Olugun area
in Osogbo.
Oladele, while presenting the facts of the
case during a summary trial, told the court
that Joseph forcefully entered the shop of
one Fasilat Yinusa and stole a carton of
indomie valued at N1, 200.
He added that the woman stole some
biscuits, Viju milk, eggs, packets of
cigarettes and Bournvita among other items
from the shops of Mulikat Agbeja and
Folasade Suleieman.
According to Oladele, one Falola Saidi
sighted the convict while trying to escape
with the stolen items and raised an alarm
which enabled passersby to apprehend her.
Aluko, in his jugdment, said : “
Throughout the trial period, I watched the
convict keenly as she wept which indicated
that she is regretting her action and I
noticed that she is very sober.
“She is to be kept in the custody of the
Ataoja Police Station from where she
should be coming to clean the premises of
this court for seven days.
“The convict should report at 8 a.m and
close at 4 p.m for the seven days and in the
alternative, she should pay a fine of N300
for each of the seven count-charge brought
against her.” (NAN)