Trader jailed 1 year for theft, resisting arrest

A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Jos on Wednesday sentenced an 18-year-old trader, Ahmad Bashir, to one year in prison for stealing and resisting arrest. The judge, Tapmwa Gotep, who sentenced Bashir after he pleaded guilty to the offence, however, gave him an option of fine. Gotep said a fine of N5,000 on the first-count ...