An 18-year-old resident of Kinkinau, Kaduna, has been sentenced to 10 strokes of the cane by a Kaduna Magistrates’ Court for stealing electrical cables valued at ₦450,000.
The Magistrate, Ibrahim Emmanuel, handed down the sentence on Wednesday after the teenager pleaded guilty to breaking into a house and committing the theft.
Emmanuel said the light sentence was granted because the convict spared the court a lengthy trial, expressing hope that the punishment would serve as a warning to others.
He also directed that the recovered cables be returned to the complainant, Sadiq Yusuf.
He said the convict and one Mohammed Sani, now attack large, broke into the complainant’s house and stole the electrical cables worth N450, 000.
Leo said the convict was arrested when a neighbour to the complainant saw him coming out of the house with the stolen items.
The prosecutor said the offence contravened the Penal Code of Kaduna State,
