A Magistrates’ Court in Ota, Ogun, on Friday sentenced a 22-year-old trader, Tunde Akeem, to six months imprisonment for stealing a sewing machine.
The police charged Akeem with two counts of conspiracy and theft.
Magistrate A O. Adeyemi, held that the prosecution had proved its case beyond the reasonable doubts.
Adeyemi said that beyond a reasonable doubt is the standard of proof required in most criminal cases.
The magistrate did not give the convict an option to pay a fine.
Earlier, the prosecution counsel, Insp E. O.Adaraloye told the court that the convict and other at large, committed the offence on Feb.12 at about 10.30 p.m.at Ilo-Awela, Ota.
Adaraloye said that Akeem and his accomplices also stole a cordless drilling machine, belonging to the complainant, Obalange Abimbola.
The prosecutor said that the offence contravened the provisions of sections 390(9) and 516 of the Criminal Code,Laws of Ogun,2006.(NAN)
