A Jos Magistrates’ Court on Thursday sentenced a 15-yearold and 17-yearold minors to six months in prison without option of fine for stealing armoured cable wires.
The Magistrate, Shawomi Bokkos, summarily tried and sentenced the convicts after they pleaded guilty to the charge.
Bokkos who sentenced them to six months each in the young people’s home without an option of fine, said it would serve as a deterrent to would be offenders.
Earlier, the Prosecutor, Insp. Ibrahim Gokwat told the court that the case was reported on Aug. 26, at the “B” Division police station by Pam Dakpong, the complainant.
Gokwat said the convicts conspired, went to the house and cut off the armoured cable valued at N30, 000 before they were caught.
He said that the offence contravened the Plateau Penal Code Law.
