A Grade I Area Court, Kubwa, FCT, on Tuesday sentenced a 37-year-old man, Ibrahim Jibril, to ten months imprisonment for cheating a woman of palm oil worth N230, 000.
The Judge, Muhammad Adamu, sentenced Jibril, who lives in Dutse, Abuja, after he pleaded guilty.
Adamu ordered Jibril to pay the complainant, Esther Audu, compensation of N230, 000.
”If the convicts fails to pay the compensation, he will go to jail,” the judge ordered.
He warned Jubril to desist from committing crimes.
Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, Babajide Olanipekun told the court that the complainant reported the matter at the Divisional Police Headquarters, Byazhin on Aug. 24.
Olanipekun said Jibril went to the complainant’s shop and asked her to supply 12 jerrycans of 25 litres palm oil at N120, 000 in June.
He said Jibril paid the complainant only N50, 000, remaining the balance of N70,000 and requested 15 more jerrycans of palm oil.
Olanipekun said the offence contravened the provisions of sections 312 and 320 of the Penal Code.
The defence counsel, Oyinye Onumajuru, told the court that Jibril was a first time offender and had a heavily pregnant wife and family that are dependent on him.
Onumajuru also begged the court to temper justice with mercy, saying Jibril had promised to pay the complainant the money.
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