Tag Archives: Jos Magistrates’ Court

  A Jos Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday sentenced a 22-year old tailor, Arron Garba  to  18 months imprisonment for stealing  aluminium windows from a church. The Magistrate, Mr Shawomi Bokkos, summarily tried and sentenced Garba after he pleaded guilty to theft. The magistrate, however, gave the convict an option to pay N50, 000 or …

A Jos Magistrates’ Court on Friday sentenced a 42-year-old welder, Solomon John, to three months imprisonment for stealing car battery. The Magistrate, Mr Shawomi Bokkos, summarily tried and sentenced the defendant after he pleaded guilty to the charge. The magistrate, however, gave the convict an option to pay N20,000 fine. …