Court sentences man to jail for stealing a fan from Mosque in Bauchi

A Bauchi Shariah court has sentenced a 25-year-old man, Salisu Aliyu to 15 months imprisonment for stealing a fan from a mosque at the Dass Park area of the Bauchi metropolis.

The Sharia Court judge, Mukhtar Bello, sentenced Aliyu after he (convict) confessed to the offence.

The convict was, however, given an option of a fine of N30,000 and 30 lashes of cane before the court.

In another development, the judge also sentenced one Abduljalal Sadiq to seven months imprisonment for stealing a wheelbarrow.

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He was given an option of a fine of N7,000 and 12 strokes of cane before the court.

The convict admitted before the court to having stolen the wheelbarrow and sold it to metal collectors.

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