A Magistrate’s Court in Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, has sentenced a 21-year-old man, Adebanjo Segun, to six months in prison for stealing a fowl. This was disclosed by Ogbonnaya Dyke, the Public Relations Officer of the Ogun State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, in a statement on Wednesday, February 26.
Segun’s troubles began on February 19, 2025, when he was arrested for the theft. Investigations revealed that he had committed a similar offense in December 2024 but was pardoned as a first-time offender. Following this discovery, he was arraigned before the Ago-Iwoye Magistrate’s Court on February 20, 2025, under Section 430 of the Criminal Code Laws of Ogun State, Nigeria, 2006.
After pleading guilty before Magistrate O.F. Adeduntan, Segun was convicted and sentenced to six months imprisonment.
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In a related case, the court also sentenced a 20-year-old, Kazeem Tobi, to six months imprisonment for stealing an Elepaq generator valued at approximately N120,000. Tobi was arrested by an NSCDC patrol team while attempting to sell the stolen generator. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced under the same section of the Criminal Code Laws.
