Tilers jailed for stealing wrappers
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by mabel yakubu1 a kaduna chief magistrates court on wednesday sentenced two tilers to three months imprisonment each for stealing wrappers worth n1500001 the magistrate mr ibrahim emmanuel however gave the convicts abdullahi bala 17 and fahad ibrahim 20 an option of n5 000 fine each1 emmanuel warned them to desist from committing crimes and ordered that the wrappers should be returned to the owner1 the convicts both residents of liberia road malali kaduna had pleaded guilty to a three-count charge of conspiracy break-in and stealing1 following the guilty plea the prosecutor sgt. chris leo urged the court to try them summarily under section 286 sub 2 of the administration of criminal justice act 20151 earlier leo told the court that the convicts committed the offences on july 18 at ungwan rimi road kaduna1 he said that the convicts broke into a shop belonging to mr abdulmalik rabiu and stole the wrappers. they ran to an unknown destination until they were seen and arrested on july 20 with the said wrappers he said.1 the prosecutor noted that the offences contravened sections 117 174 and 347 of the penal code law of kaduna state 20171