[HAWNSGIST] 18-year-old Boy Sentenced By Nigerian Court To Receive 6 Strokes Of Cane For Theft (READ FULL STORY)

Mohammed Ali has been sentenced by an area grade Court in Abuja today, Thursday,  to receiving six strokes of vane for stealing an iron rod. 

The judge, Abubakar Sadiq gave the sentence after Mohammed admitted to the charge and pleaded leniency.The prosecutor, Dalhatu Zannah, told the court that one Dandaura Musa of Plot 196 behind Standard Construction Company Jabi, Abuja, caught and brought Ali to Utako Police Station on March 25.

Zannah said that on the same date at about 2 a.m, Ali and one other now at large, went into Plot 196 Jabi, and stole five iron rods valued at N 7, 000. He said that the five rods were recovered from Ali during police interrogation and he made confessional statement, admitting committing the crime.

Zannah said that the offense contravened Sections 79 and 288 of the Penal code.(NAN)