Daily Post Nigeria
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In his judgment, Magistrate Abiona Adebayo, of an Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court convicted the man for stealing.
The convict who was charged for stealing pleaded guilty to the charge.
In his ruling, Magistrate Adebayo said, “I will take into consideration the plea of the allocutus (Mrs Innocental Akhigbe) made on behalf of the accused person to the effect that the accused person has an aged mother, a wife and children to fend for and that he is sober and remorseful now.
“I will also take into consideration the fact that the accused person has not wasted the precious time of the court by simply admitting his guilt.