An Upper Area Court Gwagwalada, Abuja, on Thursday, sentenced a 31-year-old man, Jeremiah Lucky, to 10 months imprisonment for vandalising an electric transmission tower.
The police charged the convict, who resides in Sauka village Abuja, with criminal trespass and theft.
In his ruling, the judge, Justice Sani Umar, convicted and sentenced Lucky after he pleaded guilty.
Umar, however, gave the convict an option of N10, 000 fine for each offence but in default shall serve a jail term of five months for each offence.
“This judgment will serve as a deterrent to those who will want to indulge in such criminal acts, ” Umar said.
Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, Abdullahi Tanko, told the court that the case was reported at Iddo police station by one Benjamin Omoshaiye of Transmission Company of Nigeria, Gwagwalada sub-region on July 12.
Tanko said that the convict was caught vandalising the electric transmission tower installed on Baruwa road FCT, Abuja with items already vandalised.
He said that during the police investigation items such as; bolts and nuts, iron plates and angle irons were recovered from the convict.
He said that the offence contravened the provision of Sections 348 and 287 of the Penal Code.
