Teenager Remanded For One Year Over Wrapper Theft

A Jos Upper Area Court sitting in Kasuwan Nama, on Thursday
ordered remanded of a 15-year-old student in a juvenile home and
given six strokes of the cane for stealing four wrappers valued at
N18,000.

The judge, Mr Lawal Suleiman, handed down the sentence after the
juvenile admitted committing the offence. The juvenile had pleaded
for leniency and promised to turn a new leaf.

Suleiman, however, gave the juvenile an option of N3,000
fine.

The prosecutor, Ahmed Labaran, had told the court that one
Rukayat Aminu reported the matter at Angwan Rogo Police Station,
Jos that the defendant of same address, stole her wrappers valued
at N18, 000.

The prosecutor added that the offence contravened Section 287 of
the Penal Code Law.

A Jos Upper Area Court sitting in Kasuwan Nama, on Thursday
ordered remanded of a 15-year-old student in a juvenile home and
given six strokes of the cane for stealing four wrappers valued at
N18,000.

The judge, Mr Lawal Suleiman, handed down the sentence after the
juvenile admitted committing the offence. The juvenile had pleaded
for leniency and promised to turn a new leaf.

Suleiman, however, gave the juvenile an option of N3,000
fine.

The prosecutor, Ahmed Labaran, had told the court that one
Rukayat Aminu reported the matter at Angwan Rogo Police Station,
Jos that the defendant of same address, stole her wrappers valued
at N18, 000.

The prosecutor added that the offence contravened Section 287 of
the Penal Code Law.