A teenager identified as Simon Francis has been arraigned at a Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ court for allegedly stealing two cartons of biscuits.
He was brought before Magistrate Ibrahim Emmanuel by the police for stealing biscuits worth N8,000 from a shopping mall located in Sabon Tasha area of the state.
Police prosecutor, Inspector Chidi Leo informed the court on Thursday, May 23 that the defendant committed the offence on March 16, at about 6pm. However, Simon pleaded not guilty.
Leo said after the accused gained access into the mall and took the biscuits, he handed them over to his friend not knowing a CCTV camera had recorded them.
He said; “On getting outside, the defendant was approached by a security guard and arrested while his friend ran away leaving their bags with stolen biscuits recovered.”
Magistrate Ibrahim Emmanuel admitted the defendant to bail in the sum of ₦100,000 with one surety, who must be employed. Emmanuel adjourned the case until June 26, for a hearing.
Meanwhile, in another news…
A Kaduna Chief Magistrates recently ordered a convicted thief, Garba Aliyu to sweep the court premises for three weeks for stealing a woman’s purse.
Police prosecutor, Inspector Chidi Leo informed the court on Thursday that the defendant trespassed into the shop of one Adanna Ebuka pretending to buy a loaf of bread in Kaduna.
Leo said that the convict went into the complainant’s shop and stole her purse, adding that it was however, recovered after police investigation. The 30-year-old suspect pleaded guilty to theft, and was convicted and sentenced accordingly.
The Magistrate, Ibrahim Emmanuel said the convict’s guilty plea had saved the court time, as the punishment would have been more severe if he had pleaded not guilty.
Emmanuel said the court took into consideration the fact that the convict was a first-time offender. He advised the convict to desist from such acts in the future, stressing that the court frowned at the offence.
