Man Jailed For Stealing 2,500 Naira Phone

                                               

A Port Harcourt Magistrate Court has sentenced a 40-year-old man, James Okosun, to six months imprisonment with hard labour for stealing a Nokia phone valued at N2,500 and some other amount of money belonging to one Saqir Sabiu. Okosun was arraigned on August 16 on a two-count charge of conspiracy and stealing. He was said to have committed the offence with one Ali, male (now at large), whose surname was unknown, on August 10, at 51 Freetown Street, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. During the trial, the magistrate discharged Okosun on count one, which was conspiracy, but found him guilty on count two, stealing. Delivering her judgement, Wanjonku found him guilty for stealing and convicted him for six months without any option. Report curled from Daily Sun newspaper.