Man Bags Three-Year Jail Term for Motorcycle Theft

An Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court on Friday sentenced a 30-year-old man, Dauda Salako, to three years’ imprisonment for stealing a Bajaj motorcycle.

Salako, who resides at Oju Aremo Street, Oke Ijemo area of Abeokuta, Ogun State, was arraigned on a count charge of stealing.

The News Agency of Nigeria noted that the Magistrate, Mrs O.M. Somefun said that prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubt that the convict was guilty of the offence as charged.

Somefun, therefore, sentenced the convict to three years’ imprisonment without an option of fine.

Earlier, the Prosecutor, ASP Olakunle Shonibare, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on March 11, 2022 at about 7:30 p.m. at Oya village, off Adebayo Sawmill, Ajebo road in Abeokuta.

Shonibare said that the convict stole a Bajaj motorcycle, with registration number: AAB 421 VN, worth N380, 000, belonging to one Mr Monday Aluko.

He said that the convict entered into the compound of the complainant and stole the motorcycle from where it was packed.

The prosecutor further stated that Salako was arrested by the police following a tip from a neighbour who saw him close to the motorcycle and the bike disappeared a few moments later.

According to him, the offence contravenes Sections 390(9) of the Criminal Code, Laws of Ogun, 2006.