A 28- year-old man identified as Abiodun Ojedokun, was on
Monday sentenced to six days of community service by a
Somolu Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for stealing a large pot
of soup, NAN reports.
The accused was arraigned on a three count- charge of
conspiracy, burglary and stealing before Magistrate, Mrs.
Bola Osunsanmi.
ASP Akinlabi Adegoke, the police prosecutor told the court
that Ojedokun, whose address is unknown, on September
20 at 2.00am at the Onipanu Model Market in Somolu,
Lagos State, connived with some others, now at large and
broke into one Mrs. Gbadamosi Sanni’s shop.
The prosecutor said the accused broke the locks and stole
the woman’s large pot of soup, valued at N8, 000.
Adegoke informed the court that the offences were
contrary to Sections 285, 308 and 409 of the Criminal Law
of Lagos State, 2011.
Ojedokun pleaded guilty to all the charges preferred against
him and asked the court for leniency, claiming that he
committed the offence because he was starving.
Delivering her judgment, Magistrate Osunsanmi, sentenced
the accused to 48 hours of community service for each of
the three-count charge, after he had pleaded guilty to
them.
“Based on the facts of this case before this court, the
confirmed report and your plea of leniency, I hereby
sentence you to 48 hours community service on each of
the counts of the charge,” the Magistrate said.
Monday sentenced to six days of community service by a
Somolu Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for stealing a large pot
of soup, NAN reports.
The accused was arraigned on a three count- charge of
conspiracy, burglary and stealing before Magistrate, Mrs.
Bola Osunsanmi.
ASP Akinlabi Adegoke, the police prosecutor told the court
that Ojedokun, whose address is unknown, on September
20 at 2.00am at the Onipanu Model Market in Somolu,
Lagos State, connived with some others, now at large and
broke into one Mrs. Gbadamosi Sanni’s shop.
The prosecutor said the accused broke the locks and stole
the woman’s large pot of soup, valued at N8, 000.
Adegoke informed the court that the offences were
contrary to Sections 285, 308 and 409 of the Criminal Law
of Lagos State, 2011.
Ojedokun pleaded guilty to all the charges preferred against
him and asked the court for leniency, claiming that he
committed the offence because he was starving.
Delivering her judgment, Magistrate Osunsanmi, sentenced
the accused to 48 hours of community service for each of
the three-count charge, after he had pleaded guilty to
them.
“Based on the facts of this case before this court, the
confirmed report and your plea of leniency, I hereby
sentence you to 48 hours community service on each of
the counts of the charge,” the Magistrate said.
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