An Osogbo Magistrate court has sentenced a 60-year old man, Kazeem Adekitan to three years imprisonment for stealing one Honda Accord car.
Adekitan had earlier been arraigned by the Osun State police command before the court on the 1st of December, 2016 for allegedly stealing a car.
The Police prosecutor, Mereti Wilson told the court then that the accused person stole the car belonging to one Adigun Lukman on the 3rd of October, 2016 around Ayetoro, Osogbo.
He explained that the offence is contrary to section 383(1) and punishable under section 390(9)(10A) of Criminal Code Cap 34, volume II, Laws of Osun State of Nigeria, 2002.
The accused person pleaded not guilty then and was granted bail of N200,000 with one surety in like sum.
But since then, the accused he has not been able to perfect his bail and has been in prison custody.
Speaking at the court on Thursday, the accused person changed his plea to guilty.
He said, “My wife and child died in a road accident while coming to the court to perfect my bail and I have no other family except them. Please have mercy on me. I have been in prison all this while since there is nobody to perfect my bail for me.”
In her judgment, Magistrate Falilat Sodamade sentenced the accused person to three years imprisonment.
Packaged by Bunmi Oladejo
