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Following the theft of two mobile phones, a Kano Magistrates’ Court, on Friday, ordered that two men; Jabir Idris, 25, and Salisu Hamisu, 32, be given 12 strokes of cane each.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Idris, a resident of Jakara Quarters, and Hamisu of Dandishe Quarters all in Kano, were convicted on a two-count charge of theft and criminal misappropriation.
After they pleaded guilty to the charges but also begged for leniency, the Magistrate, Farouk Ibrahim, sentenced the convicts to 12 strokes of cane.
Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, Lamido Soron-Dinki, had told the court that two persons, Ismail Sharif and Bashir Yahaya jointly reported the case at the Fagge Police Division, Kano, on Jan. 4.
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A Kano Magistrate Court presided over by Magistrate Farouk Ibrahim, on Friday has ordered that two men; Jabir Idris, 25, and Salisu Hamisu,32, be given 12 strokes of the cane each forstealing mobile phones in the state.
Idris, a resident of Jakara Quarters, and Hamisu of Dandishe Quarters all in Kano were convicted on a two-count charge of theft and criminal misappropriation.
The Magistrate, Farouk Ibrahim, sentenced the convicts to 12 strokes of the cane after they pleaded guilty to the charges, but also begged for leniency.
It would be recalled that the Prosecution Counsel, Lamido Soron-Dinki, had told the court that two persons, Ismail Sharif and Bashir Yahaya jointly reported the case at the Fagge Police Division, Kano, on January 4.