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21-year-old man, Adebanjo Segun, has been sentenced to six months imprisonment by a Magistrate’s Court in Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, for stealing a fowl.
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The convict was arrested on February 19, 2025, and investigations revealed that he had committed a similar offence in December 2024 but was pardoned as a supposed first-time offender.
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In a related development, a 20-year-old man, Kazeem Tobi, was also sentenced to six months imprisonment for stealing an Elepaq generator valued at about ₦120,000.
A Magistrate’s Court sitting in Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, has sentenced two men to six months imprisonment each for stealing.
Adebanjo Segun, 21, was convicted for stealing a fowl, while Kazeem Tobi, 20, was found guilty of stealing an Elepaq generator valued at about ₦120,000.
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According to the Public Relations Officer of the Ogun State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Ogbonnaya Dyke, Segun’s troubles began on February 19, 2025, when he was arrested for stealing a hen.
Investigations revealed that he had committed a similar offence in December 2024 but was pardoned as a supposed first-time offender.
The statement read: “Following the discovery of his previous offence, he was arraigned before the Ago-Iwoye Magistrate’s Court on February 20, 2025, on a lone charge under Section 430 of the Criminal Code Laws of Ogun State, Nigeria, 2006. After pleading guilty before His Worship O.F. Adeduntan (Mrs.), he was convicted and sentenced to six months’ imprisonment.”
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