An Abeokuta Chief Magistrates Court on Thursday sentenced 19-year-old Olamide Olasode to seven years in prison, without an option of fine, for stealing cables worth N397,000 from an uncompleted building.

The Magistrate, I.O Abudu, sentenced Olasode following his plea of guilty to the two-count charge of felony and stealing.

Earlier, the Prosecutor, Insp. Lawrence Olu-Balogun, told the Court that the convict committed the offence on Oct. 31 at about 10:00 p. m. at Ibukunoluwade Community, Ile-Ise Awo area of Abeokuta.

Olu-Balogun said the convict entered into the uncompleted building of one Mr Yemi Fadipe and stole the cables.

He said the convicted pulled out the wires from the conduit pipes of the house and stole eight rolls of 1.5mm cable wires valued N84,000, six rolls of 2.5mm cable wires valued N105,000.

Four rolls of 4mm cables valued at N118,000 and two rolls of 6mm single cable wires worth N90,000 all valued N397,000.

Olu-Balogun explained that the convict was caught by the security man in the compound who noticed that the convict has been inside the building for three days.

He said the security man alerted some members of the community who stormed the uncompleted building,  apprehended the convict and handed him over to the police.

According to the prosecutor, the offences committed contravened Sections 412, 383 and 390(9) of the criminal laws of Ogun 2006.