who stole a Blackberry mobile phone
valued at N21,000, was, yesterday in Lagos
sentenced to three months community
service.
An Oshodi Magistrates' court which handed
down the judgment said the court had no
option than to sentence Emmanuel since he
had pleaded guilty to the offence.
The Magistrate, Mr Akeem Fashola, ruled:
"You (Emmanuel) are hereby sentenced to
three months community service without
an option of fine since you have pleaded
guilty to the charge."
Fashola said the accused should serve the
punishment within Oshodi-Isolo Local
Government Area.
Earlier, the prosecutor, Cpl. Kehinde
Olatunde, told the court that the accused
committed the offence on August 9 at
Odalume Street, Sogunle.
According to him, the accused stole the
phone belonging to Dolapo Audu, where he
was charging it.
He said: "Audu was charging his phone at a
viewing centre when the accused, who came
pretending he wanted to play games, stole
it.
"When the accused was arrested the
following day, he confessed that he had sold
the phone to someone in Ikeja Computer
Village for N10,000."
Olatunde said the offence contravened
Section 285 of the Criminal Law of Lagos
State, 2011. Section 285 provides three years
imprisonment for stealing.
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