7 Pieces Of Cooked Meat Costs Suspected Thief N5,000 Or 30-Day Jail

A 28-year-old man who was alleged to have broke into a shop and stole seven pieces of cooked meat from a pot in Ota, Ogun state, has been asked to pay the sum of N5,000 or go to one month jail.
The judgment was delivered today by a Magistrate’s court Judge, Miss Temitope Adebutu.
The accused, whose name was not disclosed and of no fixed address, was arraigned on a two-count charge of stealing and burglary.
Prosecutor Rosemary Brown told the court that the accused committed the offences on June 25 at about 6 a.m. at Ire-Akari Street, Ota in Ogun.
She said that the accused broke into the shop of the complainant, Akinola Olamilekan, to steal seven pieces of meat from a pot valued at N700.
Brown said that the offences contravened Section 390 (9) of the Criminal Code Revised Laws of Ogun, 2006. [myad]