Driver jailed 12 months for attempted car theft

Driver jailed 12 months for attempted car theft

A Jos Magistrates’ Court on Friday sentenced a 42-year-old driver, Ishaku John,  to 12 months imprisonment for attempting to steal a car.

Magistrate Shawomi Bokkos summarily sentenced John after he pleaded guilty.

Bokkos, however, gave the convict an option to pay N150,000 fine.

Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, Insp Ibrahim Gokwat told the court that the case was reported on May 14, at the Area Command, Jos by some personnel of the Department of State Services and Karagama Gadzama the complainant.

The prosecutor said the complainant gave the convict and his friends a lift and on getting to their destination the convict pulled out the key from the ignition.

“The convict pushed the complainant out of the car after he collected the key.

“Some passers by came to the rescue after complainant shouted for help and the convict was caught. His accomplices ran away, ” the prosecutor said.

During police investigation, he said two live ammunition, cartridges and a key suspected to be a master key  were recovered from the convict’s pocket.

The offence, he said,   is punishable under the Plateau state Penal Code Law.

(NAN)