Wisdom Gabriel, a 22 year old has been sentenced to two month imprisonment by A Karmo Grade I Area Court in Abuja for stealing N170 at a Chemist shop in old Karmo market.
The Judge, Mr Abubakar Sadik, gave this convict N5,000 option of fine.
The Judge said the sentence would serve as a deterrent to others that may be tempted to commit similar crime.
He was found guilty in a one-count charge of stealing a box containing N170 which the prosecutor said the offence was punishable under section 287 of penal code.
Gabriel who resides in Aiko Estate , Life Camp, Gwarimpa , pleaded with the Judge to temper justice with mercy. He told the court that Satan pushed him into the crime.
Earlier, the prosecutor, Zanna Dalhatu had told the court that one Helen Atusu of old Karmo arrested and brought the convict to Karmo police station on March 24,2017.
Dalhatu said the complainant said that on the same date, the convict broke into her chemist's Shop at old Karmo Market and Made away with a box containing N170
She raised alarm which led to the arrest of the convict with the help of one Chukwuma Eze.
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