By Adadareporters
A Shari’a Court in Kaduna State, Wednesday, ordered that 22-year-old Inuwa Ahmad be given 35 strokes of the cane after being convicted of stealing a cell phone and building materials worth N130,000. The convict was also sentenced to six months’ imprisonment.
Justice Malam Anass Khalifa gave the order after Ahmad pleaded guilty to the accusation.
The judge said, “The court was lenient to you because you did not waste the court’s time before pleading guilty.
“The court will reduce the 50 strokes of cane intended to 35 strokes hoping it will serve as a lesson to you not to steal again.”
Ahmad earlier pleaded for leniency, pleading that he stole because the money his brother gave him after he worked for him was not enough to meet his daily needs.
The prosecution counsel, Insp Sambo Maigari, said Malam Abdullahi Shuaibu, the complainant, reported the matter on Tuesday at the Rigasa police station.
The police said that the convict was a serial offender.
