A man identified as Adamu Isah, is to be given eight strokes of the cane after being convicted of stealing 10 live chickens by a Kaduna Chief Magistrates Court on Wednesday, May 24.
Isah had been charged with a three-count charge of criminal conspiracy, trespass, and theft. The prosecutor, Chidi Leo had told the court that a victim, Sani Rabiu reported the matter at the Gabasawa Police Station on May 13. It was alleged that the defendant and two others at large conspired and stole 10 live chickens from a poultry farm located at Kawo.
The defendant who attempted to escape with the chicken in a bag, was arrested while his cohorts are at large.
Isah who was warned by the magistrate, Ibrahim Emmanuel, to desist from committing crimes and be of good behaviour henceforth, was sentenced after pleading guilty to criminal trespass and theft.