Carpenter jailed three months for stealing pre payment meters

An Area Court in Jos on Wednesday sentenced Usaini Yusuf, 20, for stealing two pre payment meters.

The judge, Shawomi Bokkos, sentenced the convict after he pleaded guilty to the offence and begged the court for leniency.

The judge gave the convict an option of N 10,000 fine or three months imprisonment.

The judge also asked the convict to pay a compensation of N180,000 to the complaint or six months imprisonment in default.

Earlier, the police prosecutor, Insp Monday Dabit , told the court that the case was reported at the “C” Division Police Station on April 10, by  Mohammed Ibrahim.

The police prosecutor told the court that the complainant said he called the accused person to his house to carry out some repairs.

However, when he was done, the two pre payment meters in the compound were missing.

The prosecutor further told the court that during the police investigation, the accused confessed to have committed the offence.

The offence, he said, contravened the Plateau State Penal Code law of Northern Nigeria.