Magistrate ordered man to sweep the court premises for three weeks for stealing one carton of floor tiles

A Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday ordered an unemployed man, Vincent Danladi, to sweep the court premises for three weeks for stealing one carton of floor tiles and other items worth N130,000.

The police had earlier charged Danladi, 30, of Ungwan Pama in Kaduna, with theft.

Delivering the ruling, Magistrate Ibrahim Emmanuel stated that the court considered the fact that Danladi was a first-time offender.

He ordered the convict to report to the court for three weeks to sweep the premises after he pleaded guilty to the offence, with no option of a fine.

Earlier, the Prosecutor, Insp Chidi Leo, told the court that the defendant and two others at large, on Nov. 9, stole a carton of 3×3 floor tiles from a house under renovation in Sabon Tasha, Kaduna.

Leo said the defendant and his accomplices also stole one bucket of paint and one carton of wall tiles, all valued at N130,000.

He added that the defendant was arrested and the items were recovered from him during the course of the investigation.

The offence, he said, contravened the Penal Code of Kaduna State, 2017.