Judiciary
AN Ogudu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State on Thursday sentenced a 36-year-old man, Kenny Michael, to one month in jail for stealing many items worth N185,540 from a supermarket at Ojodu, Lagos.
Michael was charged with stealing to which he pleaded guilty.
The Magistrate, Mrs O.A. Daodu, sentenced Michael to one month imprisonment without an option of fine.
Earlier, Police Prosecutor, Insp. Sunday Bassey told the court that Michael broke into Winnie Supermarket on Ogudu Road, Ojodu at different times and stole from the supermarket.
Bassey said that the convict had between October, 2022 and Jan. 10, this year stole many items from the supermarket according to the Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) in the supermarket.
He said that Michael, in October, 2022 stole six bottles of ‘color me’ perfumes worth N7,500 each and all valued at N45,000.
`The prosecutor told the court that on Dec. 22, 2022, at the same supermarket, the convict also stole four bottles of ‘colour me’ perfumes all valued at N30,000.
He said on Jan. 10, Michael returned to the supermarket and stole seven bottles of ‘colour me’ perfumes, all valued at N52,500, a can of Maltina drink valued N150 and five bottles of cascade water, valued N370.
“Others are a packet of serviette paper valued N300.00 and a packet of bubble gum candle sweet valued N2,100, all totalling N55,420,” the prosecutor said. (NAN)(www.nannews.ng).
He said luck was against him and he was caught, adding that (NAN)
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