By Jemilu Hassan
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A 20-year-old tailor, Ahmad Garba, has been sentenced to three months imprisonment by a Jos Magistrates’ Court for stealing six shirts and six trousers. The court, presided over by Magistrate Shawomi Bokkos, found Garba guilty after he pleaded guilty to the charge.
According to the Prosecutor, Inspector Ijuptil Thiawur, the convict trespassed into the complainant’s house and stole the clothes, valued at an undisclosed amount. The offence contravened the Plateau Penal Code Law, NAN reports.
In his judgment, Magistrate Bokkos ordered Garba to pay an option of N10, 000 fine or spend three months in prison. This sentence is relatively lenient compared to other similar cases, such as the 18-month imprisonment sentence handed down to another tailor, Arron Garba, for stealing aluminium windows from a church in Jos.
The case was reported on November 17 at the “C” Division Police station by Usman Mohammed, and Garba was caught with the stolen items.
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