For stealing a N50,000 Sony Ericsson phone belonging to Governor Rauf Aregbesola, a 31-year-old Kelvin Ighodalo has been sentenced to 45-year imprisonment by an Osogbo High Court.
Ighodalo stole the phone from the pocket of Aregbesola on November 27, 2010, when the governor was being inaugurated at Government Technical College, Osogbo.
Justice Oyejide Falola, who heard the case, found Ighodalo guilty on six counts, which included conspiracy, stealing and fraud.
He was sentenced to 10-year imprisonment for the first three counts and five years for each of the last three which included impersonation, obtaining property by falsehood and collusion.
Falola, who ruled that Ighodalo deserved the jail term, held that the convict used the phone to obtain N500, 000 from the Owa of Ilesa, Oba Adekunle Aromolaran, while he obtained N200, 000 from Mr Shengen Rahman, an associate of the governor.
The jail term, which Falola pronounced will run concurrently, means that Ighodalo will spend the next 10 years behind bars.
Assistant principal state counsel, Mr Biodun Badiora, told the court that the convict had served six-year imprisonment in Ikoyi prison custody in connection with a murder case in 2005.
Counsel to Ighodalo, Mr. Ameachi Ngwu, prayed the court to commit him to community service, stressing that the convict should not be incarcerated but rather be placed where people could see him as a convict.
Why una no jail am for life imprisonment yeye and stupid pple,who owns d judge? How many of them are been jail for stealing billions of public funds mtcheew
ReplyDeleteAregbesola should better release the guy. if a man can pick the governor's pocket amidst tight security, that man can as well kill him!
ReplyDeleteHw many time have u committed fraud, killed, steal funds and even impersonate. Is it bcos he can't pay 4 a beta lawyer or is it bcos he can't bribe a judge? Hw much is seven hundred and fifty thousand naira? i believe u spend more than that in a day. Hw den did he steal ur fone mr governor when u have tight securities around U. God help nigeria.
ReplyDeleteIf poor man steal dem go imprison am, but if na rich man dem go leave am..
ReplyDeleteFor naija were we dey now, the higher u steal the lesser ur purrnishment vice versa. May God help us .
ReplyDeleteThis is a big shame o, God help us.
ReplyDeletethe jugdment is very hash. there's may be a political undertone.
ReplyDeleteBt u d judge,d governor and all who insist in jailin d poor boy bcos of a phone of 50k,all of u are mad,stupid and fools. D pple dat stole billions,wat hv pple don 2 him or dem? Bcos u hv seen He cant stand u,dats y u pple feel confortable jailin him. Idiots and criminals witout shame. God will 4gv us 4 dis injustice.
ReplyDeleteBode George!!! Just think
ReplyDeleteThis is a ridiculous judgement in a very corrupt country and judiciary. A man stole a N50,000 Sony Ericsson phone belonging to Governor Rauf Aregbesola gets a 30 year jail sentence while a rich and powerful people steal billions and get away scot free! Something is not quite right here. All are supposed to be equal in the eyee of the law except in Nigeria where certain group of people enjoy immunity and don't they use it?
ReplyDeleteWhy una dey yan like dis? Stealing is stealing, fraud is fraud, theif na theif, whether na N1 or N1 billion.
ReplyDeleteHave you considered taking an IQ test? Till then I would appeal to you to not vote or contribute an opinion so you don't De-civilise us
DeleteThis is sheer injustice and a huge impediment 2 human right. Poor man, God 2 d rescue.
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