{"id":27614,"date":"2024-04-17T10:08:25","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T10:08:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=27614"},"modified":"2024-04-17T10:08:25","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T10:08:25","slug":"businessman-jailed-for-one-year-for-stealing-car-gearbox-worth-n200000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2024\/04\/17\/businessman-jailed-for-one-year-for-stealing-car-gearbox-worth-n200000\/","title":{"rendered":"Businessman Jailed for One Year for Stealing Car Gearbox Worth N200,000"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex-1 overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-umebp-79elbk h-full\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-umebp-1n7m0yu\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-9\">\n<div class=\"w-full text-token-text-primary\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-33\">\n<div class=\"px-4 py-2 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 text-base mx-auto gap-3 juice:gap-4 juice:md:gap-6 md:px-5 lg:px-1 xl:px-5 md:max-w-3xl lg:max-w-[40rem] xl:max-w-[48rem]\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-full flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"af902af8-b94f-44e0-be23-00ea591377d9\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p>A Jos Magistrates\u2019 Court has sentenced a 28-year-old businessman, Peter Sunday, to one year in prison for the theft of motor parts valued at N200,000. The Magistrate, Shawomi Bokkos, delivered the verdict following Sunday&#8217;s guilty plea to the charge. Despite his plea, Mr. Bokkos granted the convict an alternative option: pay a fine of N30,000 and compensate the complainant with N100,000.<\/p>\n<p>The magistrate emphasized that the punishment serves as a deterrent to potential offenders. The case was brought to the court&#8217;s attention on March 19, when the complainant, Stephen Dung, reported the incident at the \u201cB\u201d Police station in Bukuru. The prosecutor, Inspector Labaran Ahmed, alleged that Sunday trespassed into a mechanic workshop and stole the gearbox. Subsequently, the convict was apprehended while attempting to sell the stolen item.<\/p>\n<p>Inspector Ahmed clarified that the offense falls under the Plateau State Penal Code Law. The court&#8217;s decision underscores the seriousness with which theft crimes are treated within the legal framework. The swift resolution of the case reflects the judiciary&#8217;s commitment to upholding justice and maintaining law and order in society.<\/p>\n<p>The sentencing sends a clear message about the consequences of engaging in criminal activities and highlights the importance of adhering to the rule of law. It also underscores the significance of protecting property rights and fostering a safe and secure environment for businesses and individuals alike. As such, the verdict serves as a reminder of the consequences that await those who choose to violate the law.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Jos Magistrates\u2019 Court has sentenced a 28-year-old businessman, Peter Sunday, to one year in prison for the theft of motor parts valued at N200,000. The Magistrate, Shawomi Bokkos, delivered the verdict following Sunday&#8217;s guilty plea to the charge. Despite his plea, Mr. Bokkos granted the convict an alternative option: pay a fine of N30,000 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":27627,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[181],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27614","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27614"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27614\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27656,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27614\/revisions\/27656"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27627"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27614"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27614"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}