An Akure Chief Magistrates’ Court yesterday discharged and acquitted a woman and her two daughters for stealing three bags of tubers of yam, following a pastor’s plea.
Chief Magistrate Mrs. Victoria Bob-Manuel said Kemi Kehinde (38), Opeyemi (18) and Ronke (16) were freed in line with the plea of the complainant, who is a cleric.
“Having pleaded guilty to the two-count charge of conspiracy and stealing, the three accused persons are hereby convicted.
“But going by the prayer of the complainant, who is a man of God, the court hereby yields to the mercy pleaded by the complainant and they are discharged and acquitted.
“The offences they committed attract minimum of seven years imprisonment each, but they should thank God and the complainant who has shown open heart,” she said.
She, therefore, warned them not to be seen around the farmland of the complainant, saying that if seen around the area, they would be held culpable of any offence committed there.
Police prosecutor Insp. Martins Olowofeso told the court that the Kehindes’ conspired and stole three bags of tubers of yam from the farm of Ojo Oluwasanmi, a pastor.
Olowofeso said they committed the offences between July 2016 and January 7 at Itale Ikota via Ijare in Akure South Local Government Area.
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