Tax collector jailed 14 months for causing hurt, mischief

A Dei-Dei Grade I Area Court in Abuja on Monday sentenced a 28-year-old tax collector, Abba Musa, to 14 months imprisonment for causing hurt and mischief.

Musa, who lives in Gwarinpa, Abuja, pleaded guilty to two counts of causing hurt, mischief and prayed the court for leniency.

The Judge,Malam Saminu Suleiman, gave  the convict an option of N20,000 fine and warned him to desist from crime.

Earlier, the prosecutor, Mr Chinedu Ogada told the court that the complainant Mr Ifeanyi Okoro  reported the matter at the Galadima Police station on May 2.

Ogada said that the convict attacked the complainant  causing him injuries in the mouth and nose with out provocatiion .

He told the court that the complainant also alleged tha the convict took his Infinix smart phone worth N40,000.

Ogade said the complainant was taken to the Gwarinpa General Hospital for medical treatment and spent N19,500 on treatment.

The prosecutor said that during police investigation and interrogation the convict made a confessional statement.

He said the offence contravened the provisions of sections 240 and 337 of the Penal Code.