Man Steals Yams Due to Hunger, Court Hears
An unemployed man, Cletus Gandu, 40, confessed on Wednesday to stealing two tubers of yam because he was hungry.
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) charged Gandu with criminal trespass and theft.
Gandu told the Magistrates’ Court in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, “Hunger pushed me to steal yam on two occasions. I beg for leniency.”
The presiding judge, Michael Bawa, reserved sentencing until Aug. 6, following the defendant’s guilty plea. Bawa ordered that Gandu be remanded.
Earlier, the NSCDC Prosecutor, Marcus Audu, told the court that the complainant, Alice Daniel, reported the matter to the corps’ office in Kafanchan on July 15. Audu alleged that the defendant stole the yams from Daniel’s farm in Zonkwa on two occasions. He said the offence contravened sections 327 and 270 of the Kaduna State Penal Code Law.
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