A Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday sentenced a teenager, David Jonah, for stealing a he-goat.
The police charged Jonah with two counts of treason and stealing.
The Magistrate, Ibrahim Emmanuel, sentenced Jonah after he pleaded guilty and begged the court for leniency.
He however gave the convict an option of N10,000 fine and warned him to desist from crime.
Emmanuel further advised the convict to focus on his studies or learn a trade, as the court will not be lenient with him next time.
Earlier, the Prosecution, Insp Chidi Leo, told the court that one Samson John reported the matter at the station on Nov. 29.
According to Leo, the defendant went into the complainant’s compound while he was at the farm and stole his he-goat worth N65,000.
He said the defendant was caught by a neighbour who saw him coming out of the compound with the goat.
Leo said the offence contravened the provisions of the Penal Code of Kaduna State, 2017.
