An Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court on Friday sentenced a 24-year-old man, Wisdom Emmanuel, to six months imprisonment for stealing canned beer and other soft drinks valued N216,000.
The convict, whose address was not provided, was convicted on a one-count charge of stealing.
The Magistrate, Mrs B.V Williams held that the prosecution had proved its case beyond reasonable doubt, while the defendant was guilty as charged.
She, however, sentenced Emmanuel to six months imprisonment without an option of fine.
Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, Insp.Lawrence Olu-Balogun, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on May. 18 at about 2:30am at No 2 Olubara Road Housing Estate, Ibara in Abeokuta.
Olu-Balogun said that the convicts broke into the shop of one Mrs Taiwo Olayinka and stole different brands of can drinks, and cartons of Indomie
“Emmanuel entered the shop of the complainant at mid-night and stole one pack of canned Guinness valued N12,000, 12 pieces of Lord’s dry gin valued N18000, 12 pieces of canned Bullet valued N24,000.
“He also stole eight cartons of Indomie valued N64,000, five packs of Maltina valued N20,000, six pieces of Five Alive valued N18,000, six pieces of 33 canned beer valued N5000.
“12 pieces of Goldberg valued N12,000, twelve pieces of Legend Stout valued N12,000, two pieces of Coca-Cola valued N700, and a cash sum of N20,000 all valued N216,000,” he said.
He further explained that the convict was caught by the patrol team of the police, while some of the stolen items were recovered from him.
The prosecutor, however, said the offence contravened sections 383 and 390(9) of the Criminal Code Laws of Ogun 2006.
