AN Akure Chief Magistrate Court has sentenced a 19-year-old boy, Chidubem Boniface, to eight years imprisonment over burglary and stealing.
Similarly, the court had ordered the remand of another accused, Lucky Dele, who was charged along with Boniface in the prison till July 23, 2018.
The two accused were charged before the court “that on the 3rd day of December 2017, at about 11 am at No 27, Ola Oluwa in Akure Magisterial district conspired together to commit a felony to wit burglary/stealing and receiving stolen properties”
One of the accused, Boniface, was said to have entered into the house belonging to one Tochukwu Enyiba, who was his master, and stole the sum of N5m while Dele unlawfully received the sum of N2.1m on the same day, date and place from Boniface.
According to the prosecutor, Martin’s Olowofeso, the offence was punishable under section 516(A), 411and 390 (9)…
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