Man jailed for stealing N500,000

An Abuja Area Court in Lugbe on Tuesday sentenced one Ikechukwu Akamadu, 29, to 18 months in prison for stealing the sum of N500,000.The convict, who lives at Zone 6, Lugbe, Abuja, was arraigned on a three-count charge of criminal trespass, house breaking and theft.
The presiding judge, Alhaji Garba Gambo, who sentenced the convict after he pleaded guilty to the offences, gave him an  option to pay N15,000 fine.
“The court convicts you Ikechukwu Akamadu of the offences of criminal trespass, house breaking and theft which you said was true.
“You are hereby sentenced to six months imprisonment each for each count or to pay N5,000 each for each count charge as fine.
“You are also ordered to refund the balance of N70,000 to the nominal complainant’’, Gambo said.
Earlier, the Police Prosecutor, Cpl. Paul Anigbo, told the court that on May 10, the convict criminally trespassed into the school of one Mrs Ukoma Orji of  the same address.
Anigbo said the convict gained entrance into the school through the widow and stole the sum of N500,000 and confessed committing the offences during police investigations.
He said that N70,000 cash was recovered from him leaving a balance of N129,330, while he used N300,670 to buy some property.
He prayed the court to conduct a summary trial and convict Akamadu accordingly, since he had pleaded guilty to the charges. (NAN