Mechanic Sentenced To Jail (See Reason)

A Grade 1 Area Court, Karmo, Abuja, on Friday sentenced Raphael Daniel, 21, a mechanic to one month in prison for joint act and theft.

The presiding judge, Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq, however gave Daniel an option to pay N5, 000 fine and warned him to desist from committing crime.

Daniel, who resides at Angwan Shaho, Karmo, was convicted on the two counts levelled against him.

The convict however prayed the court to tamper justice with mercy, saying times were hard.

Earlier, the prosecutor, Zannah Dalhatu told the court that one Amadu Bello of Angwan Hausawa Karmo reported the matter at Karmo police station on Jan. 26.

Dalhatu said that on that day, the convict and two of his accomplices who were now at large attacked the complainant.

He added that they attacked the complainant when he stopped to pick passengers with his tricycle along Agura junction, Abuja.

Dalhatu said that the convict and his accomplices collected N6,000 from the complainant.

He said that the convict was arrested with the help of passers-by.

The prosecutor said that during police investigation the N6,000 was recovered from the convict.

He said the offence was punishable under Sections 79, and 288 of the Penal Code.