A 28-year-old auto mechanic, Akeem Jimoh, has been sentenced to three years in jail for stealing tubers of yams worth N35,000. The defendant had admitted committing the crime when he appeared before an Osogbo Chief Magistrate’s Court earlier in the day.
In the charge sheet containing details of the offence committed by the defendant, Jimoh was accused of stealing 17 tubers of yams behind Africa Primary School, Ataoja Area in Osogbo, around 10 pm on Friday, July 25, 2025.
After listening to his charge, the defendant, who had no legal representation, pleaded guilty to the one-count charge of theft, pressed against him by the police. “And thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 390 (9) of the Criminal Code Cap 34, Vol 2, Law of Osun state of Nigeria, 2003.”
Asked why he committed the act, Jimoh told the court that he stole the items due to hunger, and pleaded for leniency. In her ruling, the Presiding Magistrate, Muibah Olatunji, sentenced Jimoh to three years in prison with hard labour and without any option of fine.