A 22-year-old Student, Umar Farouk, was on Tuesday sentenced to six months imprisonment at a Kado Grade 1 Area Court Abuja, for stealing two laptops worth N325,000.
Farouk of Jahi Abuja, who pleaded guilty to the charges of criminal trespass and theft, however, prayed the court to temper justice with mercy and be lenient with him.
“Yes I committed the offence, the economy has been really difficult especially with the ongoing strike and I regret my actions; I ask that the court have mercy on me,’’ the convict said.
Delivering judgment, the Area Court Judge, Mohammed Wakili Justice, convicted and sentenced him following his admission of the offence.
Justice said the court found the defendant guilty of the offence, in line with his plea for mercy.
“Farouk is hereby sentenced to six months imprisonment with an option to pay N10, 000 fine,’’ Wakili pronounced.
He ruled that the sentence would serve as a deterrent to those with similar intentions, adding that cases of theft were becoming rampant in the society.
The Area Court Judge advised the convict to be of good behaviour by using his talent as an IT student to take care of himself and avoid committing crime in future.
