For Stealing a China Blackberry Phone, Man Gets 3 Years in Jail without an Option of Fine

A 23-year-old man simply identified as Adepoju Jamiu has been sentenced to three years imprisonment for stealing a China BlackBerry phone worth N17,000.

Jamiu was sentenced by an Ikare Magistrate’s Court in Ondo state for stealing the phone from one Suleiman Asimiyi. This offence, according to police prosecutor, Aigbojie Amileomen, violates Section 383(1) volume one, of criminal laws of Ondo State of Nigeria, 2006.

The police prosecutor reportedly said the accused committed the offence in November 2012 at Olukare Central Mosque, Inu Odi, Okela, Ikare.
On his own part, the accused, without any fuss, pleaded guilty as charged and was subsequently sentenced to three years in prison without an option of fine by the Chief Magistrate, Sunday Adeniyan, who presided over the case.

This is funny, Mr John Yusuf, the director of the Police Pension Office was set free by a high court in Abuja yesterday after paying a N250, 000 fine after pleading guilty to converting N2billion of the police pension fund to personal use. Hmmm in this case he is meant to be jailed  for stealing such a huge amount of money...but instead he was granted bail after paying N250,000 fine while the man that stole a china phone will be sentenced to three years imprisonment...Naija, i hail thee.