An Upper Area Court in Mpape, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja on Wednesday sentenced John Jimoh, 26, to six months imprisonment for attempting to steal from a moving vehicle.
The judge, Marafa Mohammed, sentenced Jimoh after he pleaded guilty to the crime.
Mohammed gave the convict an option of N20,000 fine.
Earlier, the prosecution counsel, Stanley Nwaforaku, told the court that the convict attempted to open the door of a moving vehicle on the Ahmadu Bello Way, Abuja with intent to steal.
Nwaforaku said during police investigation, it was discovered that the convict was a serial offender who had been charged to court for a similar crime.
He said the matter was reported at the Mpape Police Station by a team of policemen on night patrol along the afore-mentioned axis.
He said the offence contravened the provisions of Section 95 of the Penal Code.
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