A 28-year-old student-pastor, Akintunde Olatunde,
was today sentenced to three years imprisonment
for burglary by an Osogbo Magistrates’ Court in
Osun.
was today sentenced to three years imprisonment
for burglary by an Osogbo Magistrates’ Court in
Osun.
The magistrate, Mr Olusola Aluko, in his judgment,
said the convict should be kept behind bars due to
the magnitude of his offence.
The prosecutor, Insp. Fagboyinbo Abiodun, had
earlier told the court that the convict committed the
offence on June 10 at about 5:00 p.m., in
Omobolanle area of Osogbo.
Abiodun said the convict conspired with others now
at large to break into the apartments and shops in
the neighborhood where they carted away some
household and perishable
items.
The stolen soup ingredients like pepper, tomatoes,
palm oil valued N2,900 and Indomie cartoon.
The suspect also broke into the house of one
Afolabi Temitayo and carted away his television,
antenna said to value at N1,500 and a bedroom
fridge.
He said the accused was a student-pastor at a
prayer ministry in Osogbo.
Abiodun said that the offence contravened Sections
516, 413, 390, 411 and 390 (9) of the Criminal
Code, Cap 34, Vol. 11, Laws of Osun, 2003.
The convict who had no legal representation
pleaded guilty to the 12-count charge preferr
