18yr Old Jailed For Church theft attempt

An Ota Magistrate’s Court in Ogun state , yesterday, sentenced an 18-year-old man, Abbede Faruq, to two months community service for attempting to steal in a church.

Faruq, who resides along Iyana Iyesi

Road, Ota, had pleaded guilty to a two-count charge of burglary and attempt to steal.

The magistrate, Miss Temitope Adebutu, ordered the convict to perform two months community service in the court premises by cutting the grasses and sweeping or an option of N5,000 fine.

Earlier, the prosecutor, Sgt. Rosemary Samson, had told the court that the accused committed the offences on Nov. 25 at about 1.a.m., at a church located at No. 2, Adewolu Street, Ota.

Samson said that the accused broke into the church with the intention to steal; unfortunately, he was caught in the process.

She said that the offences contravened Section 416 of the Criminal Code, Volume 1 of the Revised Laws of Ogun State, 2006.