Two Bag Three Months Jail For Stealing Dangote Truck Parts

 

A Magistrate Court sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta South Local government area of Ogun State, has sentenced two persons, Emmanuel Choice and Ojuola Akande to three months imprisonment for stealing motor parts of a truck belonging to Dangote Cement Transport company.

The prosecutor, Lawrence Olu-Balogun, while briefing the court, said Emmanuel and Ojuola on August 22, 2023, stole four tyres, four rims and four drum hubs from the trailer body marked DT/7736/CH and two tyres, two rims, one drum hub from the trailer body marked DT/7579/CH valued N976,715.00 belonging to Dangote Cement Transport, Ibese.

He noted that the offence committed bordered on felony to wit and stealing and therefore contravened Sections 516 and 383 of the Criminal Code Vol. II Laws of Ogun State of Nigeria, 2004.

The convicts pleaded guilty to the two-count charge slammed against them.

The charge sheet, a copy obtained by Osun Defender read, “That you Emmanuel Choice ‘M’, Ojuola Akande ‘M’ and one other now at large on 22nd of August, 2023 at about 03:00hrs at Dangote Cement Transport Premises, Ibese, in the Ayetoro Magisterial District did conspire within yourself to Commit Felony To Wit Stealing and thereby Committed an Offence Contrary to and Punishable Under Section 516 of the Criminal Code Vol. II Laws of Ogun State of Nigeria, 2004.

“That you Emmanuel Choice ‘M’, Ojuola Akande ‘M’ and one other now at large on the same date, time and place in the aforementioned Magisterial District did steal Four Tyres, Four Rims and Four Drum Hub from Trailer body marked DT/7736/CH and Two Tyres, Two Rims, one Drum Hub from Trailer body marked DT/7579/CH valued Nine Hundred and Seventy-Six Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifteen Naira (N976,715.00k) only property of Dangote Cement Transport, Ibese, and thereby Committed an Offence Contrary to Section 383 and Punishable Under Section 390 (9) of the Criminal Code Vol. II Laws of Ogun State of Nigeria, 2004.”

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Delivering the judgment, Chief Magistrate E. O. Idowu found the convicts guilty of the offences and thereby sentenced them to three months imprisonment with no option of fine.