A man, Auwal Muazu got six
strokes of the cane for stealing a copy of the Holy Quran and a pair of shoes
of a worshipper in a mosque.
A Karmo Grade I Area Court,
Abuja, gave the order on Friday following a guilty plea by Muazu, who resides
at Utako village, Abuja.
Muazu was arraigned on a count of
theft.
The Judge, Mr Abubakar Sadiq,
said that the court gave Muazu a “light punishment” because he did not waste
the court’s time.
Sadiq who warned Muazu to shun
crime and become a good citizen hoped that the sentence would serve as
deterrent to others.
Earlier, the prosecutor, Mrs.
Okagha Ijeoma, told the court that Muazu committed the offence on April 27 at
1.30 pm.
Ijeome told the court that the
complainant, one Hadiyatullahi Abdulgani of National Forum headquarters, Utako
Abuja, reported the matter at the Utako Police Station on the same date.
Ijeoma said that on April 27 at
1.30pm the convict pretended to be a worshipper and entered into the National
Forum Mosque and stole a copy of the Quran.
Ijeoma added that Muazu also
stole a pair of shoes belonging to a worshiper but he was arrested and handed
over to the police for proper investigations.
She said that the police
recovered the stolen items from Muazu during investigations.
The prosecutor said that the
offence contravened the provisions of Section 288 of the Penal Code.
Ijeoma had prayed the court to
try the accused summarily under Section 347 of the Administration of Criminal
Justices Act, 2015, following his admission of guilt.
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