Court sentences man to jail for stealing pot of stew

The Iyaganku Magistrate’s Court in Ibadan on Wednesday sentenced a 23-year-old man, Isaac Dumabara, to one-month imprisonment for stealing a pot of stew worth N40,000 from a restaurant.

Magistrate S. A Adesina, who found Mr Dumabara guilty of theft, sentenced him without an option of a fine.

Police prosecutor, Sikiru Ibrahim, told the court that Mr Damubara also stole three gas cylinders, stabiliser and a pair of Adidas shoes from Pleasure Summit Restaurant, Magara Road, Iyaganku, Ibadan.

Mr Ibrahim further told the court that the convict stole a 42-inch TV worth N200,000.

(NAN)