Trader To Clean Court Premises For Stealing In Lagos

A Magistrates Court sitting in Ogudu, Lagos State on Friday ordered a trader, Yusuf Dauda, to clean the court premises for 20 hours for stealing a bag of onions.

Magistrate O.A Daodu sentenced Dauda alongside Moses Enumah, 33 after he pleaded guilty to the offence, while Enumah maintained that he was not guilty.

The suspect was charged with two counts of conspiracy and theft.

Daodu ordered that the convict (Daodu) be cautioned and discharged after he must have completed the 20 hours of community service, which would be at the discretion of the officer in charge.

Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, Insp Bassey Sunday, told the court that the offence was committed on September 30, by 3:00 p.m., at the Mile 12 Market in the Ketu area of Lagos State.

He said that the convict stole a plastic paint bucket of onions worth ₦6,000 from the shop of Sani Adamu, while Enumah stole a quarter bag of onions worth N13,000 from the shop of Sulaimon Abubakar.

They were both caught by the market security when the complainants raised alarm.

The prosecutor said that the offence contravened the provisions of sections 287 and 411 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

The magistrate admitted Enumah to bail in the sum of N100,000 with two sureties in like sum, and adjourned the case until November 10, for trial.