A Kaduna Magistrate court on Thursday sentenced a 24 year old Woman, Linda David to Two years imprisonment for stealing underwear.
The Magistrate Ibrahim Emmanuel sentenced David after she pleaded guilty to the charge against her and begged for forgiveness.
He however gave her an option of N40,000 fine and warned her to desist from live of crime.
According to Abrahim, the judgement will serve as deterent to those who would want to indulge in such criminal act.
The defendant was charged with a one count charge of stealing underwear worth N115,000.
Earlier, the prosecutor, Insp. Chidi Leo, told the court that David committed the offence on May 12 at Trinity Super market along Ahmadu Bello way, Kaduna.
According to Leo, the defendant went into the super market and stole 20 pair of panties, 20 pieces of Boxers and 15 pieces of Bra , all valued at N115,000.
He stated that the defendant was caught and handed over to the Police by the security officer of the Super market who noticed she had hidden some of the stolen items under her clothes.
The prosecutor added that the offence contravened section 217 of the penal code of Kaduna State, 2017.
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