MAN SENTENCED TO JAIL FOR STEALING MEAT

No since shall go unpunished, hence a Magistrate Court in Ota,Oun State sentenced a 28 year old man for breaking into a food store and stealing seven pieces of meat form the pot.

The Magistrate, Miss Temitope Adebutu, however, gave the convict an option of N5,000 fine.
The accused, of no fixed address, was arraigned on a two count of stealing and burglary.
Prosecutor Rosemary Brown told the court that the accused committed the offence on June 25 at about 6am at Ire-Akari Street, Ota in Ogun State.
She said that the accused broke into the shop of the complainant, Akinola Olamilekan, to steal seven pieces of meats from a pot valued at N700.
Brown said that the offences contravened Section 390 (9) of the Criminal Code Revised Laws of Ogun, 2006.

We all know those who have stolen large amounts of money form the Government coffers who are roaming free in our society. The justice system simply turn a blind eye at these set of people. But woe betide you if you still cooked meat form a pot of soup. And this doesn't mean I condone stealing in any form. I am just wondering how it is so easy to convict petty thieves while leaving out the ones milking the country dry.


News Source:PunchNewspaper