Teenage Boy in Osun Sentenced to Three Years in Jail for Stealing Water Taps
Sentenced to three years imprisonment by the Osun Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ede was 18-year-old Abiodun Adewuyi for stealing water taps.
Operatives from the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC in Osun State arrested Adewusi after he was found removing the items at Durodola community in Owode-Ede town.
In a statement released in Osogbo, the Command spokesperson, Adeleke Kehinde, revealed that the suspect was apprehended in a building while dismantling the taps at 5:40 pm on April 16.
According to the statement, the crime committed by Adewuyi opposes Section 390 of the Criminal Code Law of Osun State.
Appearing before Chief Magistrate V. A. Adedokun at the Magistrate Court in Ede, Osun State on April 22, Adewuyi was convicted and given the three-year jail term.
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