An Osun Chief Magistrates’ Court, sitting in Ede, has sentenced a teenager, Abiodun Adewuyi to three years imprisonment for stealing water taps.
Operatives of the Osun State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, had arrested Adewuyi, after he removed the items at Durodola community, Owode-Ede town.
In a statement in Osogbo on Wednesday, spokesperson of the Command, Adeleke Kehinde said the suspect was caught in a building removing the taps on April 16 at about 5:40 pm.
The offence committed, according to the statement, was contrary to Section 390 of the Criminal Code Law of Osun State.
The suspect was arraigned on Monday, April 22, at the Magistrate Court in Ede, Osun State, before Chief Magistrate V. A. Adedokun, where he was sentenced to three years imprisonment.
Meanwhile, the Osun NSCDC Commandant, Michael Adaralewa, has called on parents and guardians to caution their children and wards against such acts.
Adaralewa assured that that the NSCDC would not allow criminals to hide in any part of the state.
