A customary court sitting in Kafanchan has convicted and sentenced an 18-year-old man, Gado Adamu, to prison for stealing a pregnant goat and unlawfully possessing a firearm.
Adamu was arraigned on charges of theft and illegal possession of a weapon, offences punishable under Sections 345 and 270 of the Kaduna State Penal Code Law. He pleaded guilty to the charges and appealed to the court for leniency, according to a report by the News Agency of Nigeria.
Delivering judgment, the presiding judge, Patience Baryat, sentenced Adamu to three months’ imprisonment for unlawful possession of a firearm, with an option of a N20,000 fine.
On the theft charge, the court handed him an additional two months’ imprisonment or a N10,000 fine.
Earlier, the prosecutor, Favour Solomon, told the court that the case was reported at the Kafanchan Divisional Police Station on February 2.
The prosecution said Adamu was apprehended by residents of Zankan village while in possession of the stolen pregnant she-goat, valued at N160,000. He was also found with a Dane gun, which he allegedly carried without a valid licence.
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