An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan on Monday sentenced an 18-year-old bricklayer, Yusuf Idowu, to six strokes of the cane for stealing cocoa pods.
Idowu was charged with unlawful entering and stealing, to which he pleaded guilty after arraignment on Monday.
The Magistrate, Mrs Gladys Oladele, found Idowu guilty as charged.
She sentenced him to six strokes of the cane considering his age.
Oladele also considered the fact that the stolen items were recovered which satisfied one of the interests of the complainant.
She said that the court was mindful of the fact that Idowu has his life ahead of him and will not want to do anything to destroy it.
“He is to be given six slashes of the cane and be discharged forthwith having been cautioned by the court,” she said.
Earlier, the Prosecutor, Insp Samuel Owolabi, told the court that Idowu committed the offences on Jan.9, at about 5.30 p.m., at Ido area of Ibadan.
Owolabi said that the defendant unlawfully entered the farm of one Moyofola Gbenga and stole cocoa pods worth N300, 000.
He said the offence contravened the provisions of Section 81 and 390(9) of the Criminal Laws of Oyo State, 2000.