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Student jailed for stealing 75 litres of diesel, other valuables

June 5, 2015 7:52 PM

A 22-year-old student, Abba Sarki, has been remanded into prison custody by a Kano magistrate court for allegedly stealing 75 litres of diesel and other items.

A 22-year-old student, Abba Sarki, has been remanded into prison custody by a Kano magistrate court for allegedly stealing 75 litres of diesel and other items.

Sarki, a resident of Yakasai Quarters of Kano metropolis, appeared on Monday before magistrate Fauziyya Isa Sheshe on a three-count charge of criminal conspiracy, trespass and theft.

According to the police First Information Report (FIR), Sarki, along with one Danfulani who is still at large, had on April 25, 2015, stolen four trailers’ batteries and 75 litres of diesel at Sharada Company Limited, located at Sharada Industrial Estate, Kano.

All items were valued at N115, 000.

The offence was said to contravene Sections 97, 349 and 287 of Penal Code Law.

Pleading guilty to the charges, the accused begged the judge to temper justice with mercy.

Following his plea, the prosecutor Mijinyawa Aluta applied for a date for summary trial of the accused person.

Magistrate Sheshe granted the application.

She adjourned the case to June 10 for trial and ordered the accused to be remanded in prison custody.