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By Favour Odanye
A Magistrate’s Court sitting in Osogbo, Osun State, on Wednesday sentenced a 28-year-old mechanic, Jimoh Akeem, to three years in prison for stealing 17 yam tubers worth N35,000.
The Police Prosecutor, Cpl. Oluokun Babatunde, told the court that Akeem committed the offence on July 27, 2025, around 10:00 p.m., at the back of Africa Primary School, Ataoja Area, Osogbo, where he stole the yams belonging to one Tiamiyu Abegunde.
He said the convict was caught in the act by one James Kehinde, who alerted the police, leading to his arrest.
The charge sheet stated that the offence contravenes Section 390 (9) of the Criminal Code, Cap 34 Vol. 11, Laws of Osun State, 2003.
The convict pleaded guilty to the charge and opted to defend himself, explaining that hunger drove him to commit the crime after he was asked to leave his workplace by his landlord, which cut off his daily income.
The prosecutor tendered the convict’s statement, a photograph of the recovered yam tubers, and the statements of the complainant, as well as that of the eyewitness.
Magistrate Muibah Olatunji sentenced Akeem to three years’ imprisonment with hard labour, without an option of fine, adding that the ruling would serve as a deterrent to others in society.
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