An area court in Jos on Wednesday sentenced a man, John Shedrack (26), to three months in prison for stealing 100 chickens valued at N300,000.
The Judge, Shawomi Bokkos, sentenced the defendant after he pleaded guilty and begged for leniency.
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The judge, however, gave the convict an option of a N20,000 fine and ordered him to pay a compensation of N300,000 to the complainant.
Earlier, the prosecutor, Insp Monday Dabit, told the court that the accused trespassed into a poultry and stole 100 chickens. (NAN)
