30th March, 2022
By Glory Abuh-Adejoh
There men Abuja based men, Abubakar Abdullahi, Abubakar Abdulmalik and Salisu Dani have been will sweep court premises in Abuja for three weeks as community service for stealing 51 bags of cement belonging to Mouna Mo Construction Company.
The three suspects were sentenced to the community service without option of fine after they pleaded guilty to the offence and prayed the court for mercy at Wuse Zone Six Chief Magistrates’ Court,
The magistrate, Umar Dodo, ordered Abdullahi, and Dani who were arraigned on a four-count charge of criminal conspiracy, theft by servant, breach of trust and cheating to sweep the court premises for three weeks.
Earlier, the prosecutor, John Ijagbemi, told the court that one Abdulmajid Mohammed, on behalf of his employer Mouna Mo Construction Company, reported the matter at the Dutse Alhaji Divisional Police Station on March 15.
Ijagbemi in addition said that the convicts conspired amongst themselves and stole 51 bags of cement belonging to the company and sold them.
He stated that in order to cover their track, the convicts filled same number of empty bags with sand.
He said that during police investigation, they admitted to have committed the offence.
According to the prosecutor, the offence contravened the provision of sections 97, 287, 312 and 322 of the Penal Code Law.( NAN)