A Kubwa grade 1 area court,
Abuja, has sentenced Abubakar Hussaini, a store keeper, to 12 months
imprisonment for burning the credentials of his employer who refused to
increase his salary.
Hussaini said the complainant,
Jack Jiang, a Chinese, promised to increase his salary, but failed to do so.
Hussaini who pleaded guilty to
charges of criminal trespass, mischief by fire and theft, begged the court for
leniency.
Abdulwahab Mohammed, the judge,
however, sentenced Hussaini to 12 months imprisonment, but gave him N20,000
option of fine.
He also warned Hussaini to be of
good behaviour and to also desist from committing crime.
The prosecutor, John Okpa, had
told the court that Jiang reported the matter at the area command, Life Camp,
Abuja on August 26.
He said Hussaini criminally
trespassed into the complainant’s house and stole a traveling bag containing
five wrist watches, two bangles, four T -shirts and credentials.
Okpa said all the said items were
valued at N1.5 million.
The prosecutor said four wrist
watches, two bangles, two T-shirts and the traveling bag were recovered from
Hussaini during police investigations.
He added that Hussaini burnt the
complainant’s credentials, an act which contravenes sections 348, 336 and 288
of the penal code.
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