A Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Tuesday ordered a 23-year-old man identified as Rabiu Gambo, to sweep the court premises for 40 days for stealing a wallet.
The Magistrate, Ibrahim Emmanuel, sentenced Gambo after he pleaded guilty to the offense.
According to the Magistrate, the court was lenient on the convict because he did not waste the judge’s time by pleading guilty.
He however warned Gambo to desist from committing any crime after serving his punishment.
Emmanuel noted that the sentence would serve as a deterrent to others.
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The prosecutor, Insp Chidi Leo, told the court that on December 27, one Yusuf Mai-shago of Ungwan Sarki, Kaduna, reported the matter at the Malali Police Station for investigation.
Leo said Gambo stole the complainant’s wallet containing N50,000, two ATM cards and other identity cards.
According to him, the offence contravened the Penal Code of Kaduna State, 2017.
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