Woman gets 18 months imprisonment for cheating

A Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Mararaba, Nasarawa State on Thursday sentenced one Jessica Okoronkwo of Andy Young, Mararaba, to 18 months imprisonment for cheating.
The police prosecutor, Mr Steven Kwaza, had told the court that the matter was reported at the Sani Abacha Road Police Station by one Njoku Perpetual on June 25.
Kwaza said Okoronkwo visited a boutique belonging to the complainant and collected four toys valued N9,000 and seven handbags valued N58,000.
Others were three shoes, valued N21,000 and a pair of slippers valued N4,000.
The prosecutor said the accused also made away with several other items, including two children’s shoes.
“Since then, she was nowhere to be found. We searched for her to no avail until June 25 when we sighted her and alerted the police.’’
Kwaza said the offence contravened section 322 of the Penal Code.
The accused pleaded guilty to the charge against her.
The Chief Magistrate, Habila Abundaga, sentenced her to one and half year imprisonment or pay N7,000 fine and a compensation of N135,000.