Magistrate Shawomi Bokkos of Jos Magistrate Court has jailed a 41-year-old farmer, James Posat to six months’ imprisonment for cheating a woman out of 12 bags of chicken manure.
Bokkos summarily sentenced Posat on Friday after he pleaded guilty.
The magistrate however, gave the convict an option to pay N20, 000 fine and ordered him to pay compensation of N80,000 to the complainant.
Earlier, the prosecutor, Insp Ibrahim Gokwat told the court that the matter was reported on April 4, at the Rantya Police station Jos by Hellen John, the complainant.
Gokwat said the convict collected N70,500 from the complainant to supply her with 20 bags of chicken manure but absconded with the money.
The offence, according to him, is punishable under the Plateau State Penal Code Law.
