Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court, Abuja has sentenced a 22-year-old mechanic, Alawo Emmanuel to two years imprisonment for stealing cables.
Emmanuel was sentenced after he pleaded for mercy and promised not to commit crime again.
“Since the defendant is a first time offender who seem remorseful and promised to change his ways, I hereby sentence you Emmanuel to two years imprisonment. The sentence is with effect from December 24, 2016, when he was arrested,” he said.
Dimgba also ordered that the items recovered from him be forfeited to the Federal Government but be kept with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to implement the order of the court.
The prosecutor, Joanne Orjichukwu, told the court that the defendant was first arraigned on January 15 but was adjourned for review of facts and evidence of witnesses.
She said the evidence of a witness, Thomas Ogbebor, who is a Deputy Superintendent of Corps (DSC) was taken.
Ogbebor said the accused was arrested at about 1:20am while cutting cables from a transformer, located at Tropicana Hotel in Utako District, Abuja.
He said during interrogation, the accused confessed to the crime.
Items recovered from the defendant, he said, are cable, 1m of 16mm conductor and 2 transformer bars.
The prosecution told the court that she will like to tender the defendant statement and items recovered to be admitted in evidence.
She also urged the court to convict the defendant based on his plea of guilt.
The judge had earlier admitted the statement and items as exhibit EA1 to EA14.
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