Karu Upper Area Court

e-Customs Concession Project: Court Halts FG's Enforcements

Woman Sentenced For 10 Months For Purse Theft

A purse thief met her waterloo when a Karu Upper Area Court, sitting in Abuja on Wednesday sentenced her to ten months in prison for stealing two friends’ purses containing valuables during a birthday party.

The convict whose name is Mrs Farida Ladipo-Ajayi, a resident of Aso B, Mararba, Nasarawa State had pleaded guilty to a three-count charge of criminal breach of trust, cheating, and theft.

However, the judge, Hassan Ishaq granted the convict an option of an N25,000 fine, ordered her to pay a sum of ₦37,000 as compensation, and warned her to desist from committing the crime.…