An Ejigbo magistrate court has sentenced one Morufu Wasiu to
six months imprisonment for stealing yoghurt and other items.
According to the prosecutor, Supol Kenneth Asibor (ASP) the
suspect and others who are still at large, jumped into the compound of one Mr.
Joseph Ejikeme at 18, Church street, Ijegun, Lagos at about 04:15pm on May 23,
2019, and stole Holladia yoghurt, pack of Pepsi, pack of Eva water, pack of
Happy Hour juice, pack of Eva milk and other assorted juice of various makers
all valued at N85,800.
Asibor said the suspect and his accomplice packed all the
items inside a truck and took them away to an area called Dustbin, where the
Hausas usually sell scraps at Pipeline, Ijegun.
He said: “immediately the Hausas saw them at that odd hours
pushing the truck with goods inside, they knew it was stolen goods and they
started taking the goods one after the other and started drinking, though it
was a fasting period.
“This alerted the members of OPC in the area to what was
going on and they arrested Morufu While others ran away at the sight of the
OPC.
“The case was handed over to the police and the suspect was
charged to court on a two count charge for burglary and stealing.
“It was discovered that the suspect has been in the habit of
stealing through his confessional statements, and that he came all the way from
Ogun state in Totowu area with others at large.”
The suspect, having pleaded guilty to the 2 count charges,
was sentenced to a 6-month imprisonment by Magistrate T. O. Shomade, with
option of N20,000 fine.