Teenager Sentenced To Three Years In Jail For Snatching Phone

An 18-year-old boy, Promise Happy has been convicted and sentenced to three years imprisonment for snatching an Android phone from a passenger in a moving vehicle in Enugu.

Promise, a native of Ozonogogo in Agbor Local Government Area of Delta State and a resident at New Garriki Market, Awkunanaw, Enugu, was convicted by an Enugu North Chief Magistrate Court.

The convict was earlier arrested by police operatives serving in the Central Police Station (CPS) of Enugu State Command, on March 8, 2024, at about 7 p.m., at Christ Chemist Roundabout, Enugu, where he committed the crime.

The spokesman of the state police command, Daniel Ndukwe, said a police investigation revealed that the suspect had been on the police criminal watchlist for similar offences of stealing.

“He confessed to the crime, stating that he and gang members at large have been perpetrating the criminal act of phone-snatching since 2022, while the snatched blue-coloured Redmi Android phone was recovered from him.

“Upon conclusion of investigation, the suspect was on, March 14, 2024, arraigned in the Enugu North Chief Magistrate Court of Enugu State, and sentenced to three (3) years imprisonment,” Ndukwe said in a statement on Friday.