In a Jos Magistrates’ Court on Friday, a 28-year-old trader named Senlong Sule received a one-year prison sentence for causing damage to the windshield of a tricycle.
Magistrate Shawomi Bokkos swiftly sentenced Sule after he pleaded guilty. However, Bokkos granted the convict the option to pay a N20,000 fine and also mandated him to compensate the complainant with N35,000.
Emphasizing that the punishment aimed to deter potential offenders, the magistrate delivered the verdict. The case had been reported on Nov. 29, 2023, at the “C” Division Police Station in Jos by Shamsudeen Abdullahi, the complainant.
According to the Prosecution Counsel, Insp Ibrahim Gokwat, the convict had smashed the tricycle’s windshield while it was parked, and the offense is subject to punishment under the provisions of the Plateau State Penal Code Law.
