Crime

Man sentenced to two months in prison for stealing car battery

A Shari’a Court in Kaduna State has handed down a two-month prison sentence to Mustapha Yusuf for stealing a car battery from a mosque. The court’s ruling reflects the seriousness with which local authorities are addressing theft and trespass, particularly in places of worship.

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2 years ago

November 4, 2024

Emmanuel Abiodun

A Shari’a Court sitting in Kaduna State on Monday sentenced an 24-year-old unemploued man, Mustapha Yusuf, to two months imprisonment for stealing a car battery from a mosque.

The Judge, Malam Anas Khalifa, sentenced Yusuf after he pleaded guilty to trespass and theft.

Khalifa, however, gave Yusuf an option of N10,000 fine.

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Earlier, the prosecutor, ASP Luka Sadau stated that one Abdulaziz Sa’idu the Imam of the mosque reported the matter at the Sabon Gari, police station .

Sadau alleged that the convict trespassed into the premises of a mosque on Maiduguri road and stole a battery from a parked vehicle.