A Shari’a Court in Kaduna State on Wednesday sentenced a 22-year-old man, Inuwa Ahmad, to six months’ imprisonment for stealing a cellphone and building materials worth N130,000.
Judge Anass Khalifa, who gave the sentence, also ordered the convict to be given 35 strokes of cane.
”The court was lenient to you because you did not waste the court’s time before pleading guilty.
”The court will reduce the 50 strokes of cane intended to 35 strokes, hoping it will serve as a lesson to you not to steal again,” he said.
Earlier, Mr Ahmad pleaded for leniency, saying he stole because the money his brother gave him after he worked for him was insufficient to meet his daily needs.
The prosecution counsel, Insp Sambo Maigari, said Abdullahi Shuaibu, the complainant, reported the matter on Tuesday at the Rigasa police station.
The police added that the convict was a serial offender.
