An Akure Chief Magistrate Court sitting at Oke-Eda, has sentenced a 23-year-old ex-convict, Bidemi Olaleye to one year imprisonment with hard labour over stealing.
The convict was said to have committed the offence at Oja-Oba, Adesida Market, Akure on March 11, 2017.
The convict who was brought before magistrate A.M Fadoju, by the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corp is facing a one count charge of stealing.
According to the charge sheet, the convict did commit a felony to wit stealing from one Mrs Olusola Precious a bag containing personal effects, mobile phone valued N5,500, wedding ring valued N20,000 and cash sum of N2,500 all valued N28,000.
The offence, according to the NSCDC Prosecutor, Mr. Ebriku David, contravened sections 390(9), and 390(4) (a) of the Criminal Code Cap 37 Vol. 1 Laws of the Ondo State of Nigeria 2006.
David told the court that the complainant came to their office at Alagbaka, Akure to lodged a complain of bag snatcher, by unknown person on the day of incident happened.
He further told the court that in other to brought the perpetrator to book, NSCDC, Intelligent and Investigation department setup a machinery surveillance around the place where the incident happened, Oja-Oba, Adesida Market, in other to track down the convict.
NSCDC prosecutor, did inform the court that on March 21, 2017, the convict was arrested for another offence of bag snatching after his arrest, he was brought to NSCDC office where he was confessed of bag snatcher of Mrs Precious.
He told the court that the convict snatched the bag and took N2,500, from it and threw the bag into the bush.
The convict who was represented by Barr Olugbenga Adedugbe, however pleaded guilty to the count charge leveled against him when the charge sheet was read to him.
Adedugbe, pleaded with the court to temper justice with mercy since the convict had admitted to the offence.Delivering her ruling, the presiding magistrate, Fadoju thereafter sentenced the convict to a year imprisonment with hard labour or to pay N20,000 as an option of fine.
