An unrepentant church thief, Williams Okonoboh Eromosele, 28
has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment with hard labour by an Igbosere
magistrate court, Lagos for stealing a Huawei G73 phone valued at N70, 000 from
Mrs. Ihindinibu Omawunmi at the Church of Resurrection Anglican located at 1004
estate, Victoria Island, Lagos.
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| The convict |
The convict was sentenced by magistrate Mrs. O. Otitoju
after the convict pleaded guilty to the one-count charge preferred against him
by the police at the Bar Beach division, Victoria Island, Lagos and the facts
of the case presented by the police prosecutor, Inspector Okete Ejima.
The police at the bar Beach division, alleged that the
convict had earlier been arrested in 2016 for stealing money from church
offering box at a church on Musa Yar'adua street, Victoria Island, Lagos and
was charged to court. He pleaded guilty to the crime and was jailed for six
months.
The Police alleged further that the convict committed the
latest crime on 11 December, 2016 when he went to the Church of Resurrection
Anglican at 1004 estate, Victoria Island, Lagos to attend their service. Police
claimed that while the church members were praying, the convict cleverly stole
the complainant’s phone and escaped.
Police stated that when the complainant observed that her
phone was missing, she used another phone to call the number of her missing
handset but the convict received the call and told the complainant she must pay
him N10, 000 before he will return the phone to her. The complainant reported
the matter to the DPO in charge of bar beach division, Victoria Island, CSP
Olusegun Ajamulaya, and he advised the complainant to play along and pay the
money as bait into the account the convict provided.
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