A Chief Magistrate’s Court in Bauchi State has sentenced a mother of two, Maryam Musa, to six months imprisonment for robbery.
The 27-year-old woman was accused of
being a member of a motorcycle-snatching syndicate which was smashed by
the Bauchi State Police Command.
Musa had said she was a widow and was not involved in the crime committed by members of the syndicate.
But she was dragged to the Chief
Magistrate’s Court VI in Bauchi along with other members of the
syndicate on charges bordering on robbery.
The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP
Haruna Mohammed, in a statement on Tuesday said Musa, Ahmed Zakari and
Ashiru Abdullahi pleaded guilty to criminal conspiracy and theft of five
motorcycles, contrary to sections 96 and 286 of the Penal Code.
He said they were sentenced by the court to six months imprisonment with an option of N10,000 each.
Mohammed said, “Another member of the
syndicate, Yusuf Karama, was charged with being in possession of stolen
property contrary to sections 319 and 40 of the Penal Code. He also
pleaded guilty and was subsequently sentenced to two years imprisonment.
“He was, however, given an option of fine of N20,000.”
In a related development, the police in
Bauchi arrested a 32-year-old suspected robber, identified simply as
Ogbodo, for allegedly robbing one Alhaji Yakubu Lamido of N414,630 at
Muda Lawal Market junction in Bauchi metropolis.
Parading the suspect, the police image
maker, Mohammed, said Ogbodo, a resident of Ugwu Aji in Enugu State,
conspired with one other person, now at large, on a motorcycle to rob
their victim.
The PPRO said items recovered from the
suspect included one Barreta pistol with number, U4500564Z; 12 rounds of
live ammunition and one motorcycle.
DSP Mohammed stated that the suspect and
his accomplice were strongly suspected to be behind series of robbery
incidents at shopping malls and filling stations in the Bauchi
metropolis in recent times.
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