Bright Madaki of no fixed address was convicted for criminal trespass, house breaking and theft, offences contrary to Sections 348, 347 and 287 of the Penal Code.
Prosecutor Udeh David told the court that on May 14, one Mohammed Ibrahim and Husseini Abdulkadir, reported to the police that their shops were broken into and five laptops, two bags and a decoder stolen.
The prosecutor said during police investigation, the accused was arrested and some of the stolen items recovered from him.
When the charges were read to the accused, he pleaded guilty and begged for leniency, saying the devil pushed him into crime.
Magistrate Aminu Eri sentenced the accused to three months imprisonments or to pay N3,000 as fine.
The magistrate also ruled that the convict should pay N70,000 to the nominal complainant as compensation.
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