A Shari’a Court sitting at Rigasa, Kaduna on Thursday, September 12, 2024, sentenced a 70-year-old man, Jibril Musa, to six months in a correctional facility for stealing mats belonging to mosques.
The Judge, Mukhtar Aliyu gave the judgement after Musa pleaded guilty to the offence bordering on criminal trespass and theft.
Mr Muktar in his judgement stated that the convict had appeared before him in the past for the same offence and was released with the condition that he would not repeat the crime.
The convict had pleaded for leniency, promising not to steal again but his prayers were not considered due to his history of theft.
Earlier, the Prosecutor, Inspector Sambo Maigari stated that Aminu Al-Hassan, a village head in Rigasa reported the matter at the Rigasa police division on September 9, 2024.
He said that the convict entered a mosque located on Dan Galadima Road and stole the mats.
Mr Maigari added that the man also went to another Mosque located at Bakin Dogo and stole more mats and sold them to one Aisha Abdullahi.
On her part, Mr Abdullahi stated that Ms Abdullahi bought the mats for N1,500 without knowing they were stolen goods.
She pleaded for leniency because she had been an honest businesswoman and did not know that an old man like Mr Musa would steal.
The Judge adjourned the matter until September 18, 2024 for judgement on Ms Abdullahi.
