By Ijeoma Wilfred
A Magistrate Court sitting in Ago – Iwoye,Ogun State,on Wednesday,sentenced a 21- year – old Man, Adebayo Segun to six months imprisonment for stealing a fowl.
The Public Relations Officer of the Ogun State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ogbonnaya Dike who made this known in a statement at the court said Segun’s troubles began on February 19, 2025, when he was arrested for stealing a hen.
According to the NSCDC Spokesman,, investigations revealed the convict had committed a similar offence in December 2024 but was pardoned on grounds of being a first-time offender.
He said “Following the discovery of his previous offence, he was arraigned before the Ago-Iwoye Magistrate’s Court on February 20, 2025, on a lone charge under Section 430 of the Criminal Code Laws of Ogun State, Nigeria, 2006.
“After pleading guilty before His Worship O.F. Adeduntan (Mrs.), he was convicted and sentenced to six months’ imprisonment.”
