{"id":339117,"date":"2021-04-13T15:29:02","date_gmt":"2021-04-13T14:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arewa.ng\/?p=339117"},"modified":"2021-04-13T15:45:16","modified_gmt":"2021-04-13T14:45:16","slug":"labourer-bags-5-months-jail-term-for-stealing-wining-tickets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arewa.ng\/?p=339117","title":{"rendered":"Labourer bags 5 months jail term for stealing wining tickets"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-1569119\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"description\" wp_automatic_readability=\"59.444444444444\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1454153 jetpack-lazy-image\" alt=\"credit alert\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.vanguardngr.com\/inc\/uploads\/2020\/09\/prison.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.vanguardngr.com\/inc\/uploads\/2020\/09\/prison.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.vanguardngr.com\/inc\/uploads\/2020\/09\/prison.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.vanguardngr.com\/inc\/uploads\/2020\/09\/prison.jpg?resize=768%2C433&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.vanguardngr.com\/inc\/uploads\/2020\/09\/prison.jpg?resize=58%2C33&amp;ssl=1 58w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.vanguardngr.com\/inc\/uploads\/2020\/09\/prison.jpg?resize=260%2C146&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.vanguardngr.com\/inc\/uploads\/2020\/09\/prison.jpg?resize=200%2C113&amp;ssl=1 200w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.vanguardngr.com\/inc\/uploads\/2020\/09\/prison.jpg?resize=640%2C361&amp;is-pending-load=1#038;ssl=1\"><\/p>\n<p>An Upper Area court Mpape, Abuja, on Tuesday sentenced a labourer, James Idoko to five months imprisonment for stealing winning tickets from a betting shop.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><\/p>\n<p>The Judge, Marafa Mohammed sentenced Idoko after he pleaded guilty to theft.<\/p>\n<p>Mohammed gave the convict an option to pay a fine of N30, 000.<\/p>\n<p>He also ordered the convict to pay the N94, 950 to the nominal complainant as compensation.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, Stanley Nwaforaku told the court that the convict, broke into a betting shop located at Lugbe zone 6 and carted away winning tickets worth sum of N33, 600 and cash sum of N61, 350.<\/p>\n<p>During police investigation Nwaforaku said, the convict was caught with one of the company ticket and he confessed to the crime.<\/p>\n<p>He said the matter was reported at Trade more Division by Nduka Nwafor of Tundun wada, Airport road, Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>He said that the offence contravened the provisions of sections 97 and 288 of the Penal Code. 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