Bus Conductor Convicted, Fined N40,000 for Threatening Resident in Jos

The judge, Irene Pati, sentenced the convict after he pleaded guilty to the offence.

An Area Court in Jos on Monday sentenced a 22-year-old bus conductor, Mustapha Mohammed, to six months’ imprisonment for criminal intimidation.

The judge, Irene Pati, handed down the sentence after Mohammed pleaded guilty to the offence. She, however, gave him the option of paying a N40,000 fine instead of serving the six-month jail term.

Earlier, the prosecutor, Ibrahim Gokwat, informed the court that the case was reported on September 9 by Sadi Suleiman at the ‘C’ Division Police Station in Jos.

According to Gokwat, the complainant stated that the accused had trespassed into his compound carrying a pair of scissors and threatened to harm him.

The prosecutor added that during the police investigation, Mohammed admitted to committing the offence. He noted that the act violated the Plateau State Penal Code Law of Northern Nigeria.

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