By Joy Akinsanya
An Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court on Friday sentenced a 30-year old man, Olayemi Cole, to five years imprisonment for stealing valuable items worth N1.9 millionThe Magistrate, Mrs I.O Abudu, in her judgment, said that the prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubts.
She said that Cole was guilty as charged and convicted him to five years imprisonment without an option of fine.Cole, who resided at Sokori Ogbe area of Abeokuta, had pleaded not guilty to the six count charge of burglary and stealing.
Earlier, the Prosecutor, Insp Lawrence Olu-Balogun, told the court that the convict committed the offences on June 11at 4:00 a.m. at Sokori area of Abeokuta .Olu-Balogun said that the convict burgled a welding shop and carted away three welding machines, grinding machine, one diesel generator, hammer, table vice, all valued N1.5millionHe said the convict also demaged the iron container where the items were kept. all belonging to Mr olusegun Akinleye.
The prosecutor also told the court that convict also burgled the shop of one Mr Sunday Ogunbayo on Nov. 23, 2021.He said that the convict stole 10 refrigerator compressors, six sterilisers and some pipes all valued at N400,000.Olu-Balogun said that the offences contravened Sections 413, 390 and 451 of the Criminal Law of Ogun, 2006.(NAN)
