A Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Wednesday sentenced a 34-year-old applicant, Elvis Anthony, to five months imprisonment for stealing his fiancée’s money and cell phone.
The Judge, Inuwa Maiwada, however, gave the convict an option of N5, 000 fine.
Anthony, of Aso Pada, Mararaba, Nasarawa State, was convicted on a charge of theft.
The convict had admitted committing the offence and urged the court to temper justice with mercy.
He also said the complainant was his fiancée.
Earlier, the Prosecutor, Ifeoma Ukahga, told the court that one Ene Ugah, of Nyanya Abuja, reported the matter at the Utako Police Station, Abuja, on Feb. 20.
She said Anthony deceived the complainant by taking her shopping at K City Plaza, Wuse 2, Abuja.
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Ukahga said while the complainant was shopping, the convict stole her…
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