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allAfrica.com: Nigeria: Deaf and Dumb Man Blames His Hunger for Theft
A deaf and dumb man yesterday told an Abuja Magistrate Court that he decided to connive with another man to steal two cell phones from an unsuspecting woman at the Transcorp Hilton because of hunger.
Ali Baba of Dei-Dei, Abuja, who spoke through an interpreter, said when he could not have anything to feed himself, he decided to steal the said phones
The police prosecutor, Ahmed Mohammed, a corporal, had earlier told the court that the accused and his collaborator, Abdullahi Aliyu, a tailor of Mabushi village, Abuja, were arrested by the police with the two stolen cell phones in their possession.
According to the prosecutor, one Michael Katambi, a superintendent and divisional crime officer, Maitama Police Division, arrested the two men and brought them to the station.
"He arrested and brought the men to the station for stealing two Nokia cell phones belonging to one Cynthia Egumide of the Security and Exchange Commission, Abuja," the prosecutor said.
The prosecutor further said the two cell phones were recovered from the thieves and handed over to the complainant, adding that the offence the accused persons committed is punishable under Section 278 of the Penal Code.
The deaf accused, through his interpreter, pleaded guilty and begged the court for leniency, promising not to steal henceforth.
While pleading guilty to the offence, the second accused person blamed the devil for his act, saying he took to stealing following the demolition of his shop by the FCDA.
Magistrate Rosemary Kanyip convicted the two accused persons and sentenced each of them to one month imprisonment or to pay N500 as fine.
A deaf and dumb man yesterday told an Abuja Magistrate Court that he decided to connive with another man to steal two cell phones from an unsuspecting woman at the Transcorp Hilton because of hunger.
Ali Baba of Dei-Dei, Abuja, who spoke through an interpreter, said when he could not have anything to feed himself, he decided to steal the said phones
The police prosecutor, Ahmed Mohammed, a corporal, had earlier told the court that the accused and his collaborator, Abdullahi Aliyu, a tailor of Mabushi village, Abuja, were arrested by the police with the two stolen cell phones in their possession.
According to the prosecutor, one Michael Katambi, a superintendent and divisional crime officer, Maitama Police Division, arrested the two men and brought them to the station.
"He arrested and brought the men to the station for stealing two Nokia cell phones belonging to one Cynthia Egumide of the Security and Exchange Commission, Abuja," the prosecutor said.
The prosecutor further said the two cell phones were recovered from the thieves and handed over to the complainant, adding that the offence the accused persons committed is punishable under Section 278 of the Penal Code.
The deaf accused, through his interpreter, pleaded guilty and begged the court for leniency, promising not to steal henceforth.
While pleading guilty to the offence, the second accused person blamed the devil for his act, saying he took to stealing following the demolition of his shop by the FCDA.
Magistrate Rosemary Kanyip convicted the two accused persons and sentenced each of them to one month imprisonment or to pay N500 as fine.