A Jos Magistrates’ Court has sentenced a 19-year-old miner, Abdullateef Jibrin, to 18 months’ imprisonment for assaulting a man and throwing a knockout firework into a mosque during prayers.
Jibrin pleaded guilty to charges of assault and public nuisance brought against him by the police.
The magistrate, Irene Pati, gave him the option of paying an ₦80,000 fine and ordered him to pay ₦20,000 in compensation to the complainant within seven days.
The prosecutor, Ibrahim Gokwat, told the court that the case was reported at the Nassarawa Gwong Police Station on September 14 by Abubakar Ibrahim, who alleged that Jibrin assaulted him and threw the firework into the mosque during prayers.
