An 18-year-old teenager named Abiodun Adewuyi has been sentenced to three years imprisonment by an Osun Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ede for the theft of water taps.
Adewuyi was apprehended by officers of the Osun State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) after he removed the items in Durodola community, Owode-Ede town.
Adeleke Kehinde, the spokesperson of the Command, provided further details about the case in a statement issued in Osogbo on Wednesday.
According to Kehinde, the suspect was caught in the act of removing the taps from a building on April 16 around 5:40 pm.
The offence committed by Adewuyi is contrary to Section 390 of the Criminal Code Law of Osun State.
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He was arraigned before Chief Magistrate V. A. Adedokun at the Magistrate Court in Ede, Osun State on Monday, April 22, where he received the three-year prison sentence.
“The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps Osun State Command has arraigned one Adewuyi Jamiu Abiodun (m) 18 years for stealing seven brass water taps,” the statement read.
“The suspect was arrested on April 16 at Durodola community, Owode Ede, Osun State at about 1740hrs where he was caught removing two brass water taps.
“At the point of arrest, he had a total number of seven water taps in his possession and discreet investigation further revealed that whenever he stole water taps, he sold the stolen items to buyers of scrap metals,” Adeleke said.
Meanwhile, in a reaction, the Osun NSCDC Commandant, Michael Adaralewa, has called on parents and guardians to warn their children and wards against such acts.
While declaring that it was capable of bringing their family’s name into disrepute, he assured that the NSCDC would not allow criminals to hide in any part of the state.
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