An area court in Bukuru, Jos South LGA of Plateau State has
sentenced Gabriel Orupou (alias Alaye) to two years imprisonment and or
N100,000 fine for destroying a billboard belonging to the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP) in the state.
Orupou, a resident of Dadin Kowa, was found guilty of
criminal conspiracy.
Delivering the sentence, the presiding judge, Hyacinth
Dolnaan and Abdulahi Sadiq, also granted compensation in the sum of N400,000 as
damages for the banners destroyed and a six-month jail term in the event of
default.
Recall that the billboard bearing campaign messages of the
PDP presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and his running mate, Dr
Ifeanyi Okowa was allegedly destroyed by Orupou on instructions of one Musa and
Danlami (now at large) of Dadin Kowa who reportedly paid him the sum of N2,000
to pull down the billboard.
Speaking with journalists, after the judgment, the legal
adviser to the PDP in Bassa LGA, Barrister John Amama said that the judgement
delivered was indeed a victory for democracy.
Amama commended the Police for once again demonstrating that
they are up and doing in upholding justice and fairness to all political
parties by arresting the culprit.
He used the opportunity to call on youths not to allow
themselves to be used as political thugs as there are consequences for such
acts.
“I want to appeal to political parties to engage in
issue-based campaigns rather than employing the services of thugs to destroy
campaign materials of their political opponents.
“I want to commend the PDP in Plateau State for conducting
itself in a very civilised manner by addressing the matter through legal
channels rather than retaliating,” he said.
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