A 17-year-old who escaped Bayelsa State police detention has been
sentenced to 40 strokes of the cane and six weeks of community service.
The youth had been arrested for stealing a cell phone and a bicycle.
According to a copy of the Yenagoa magistrate’s court’s September 27 judgment seen by SaharaReporters on Wednesday, the juvenile was found guilty of stealing a mobile phone, a bicycle and escaping from police detention.
The youth had been arrested for stealing a cell phone and a bicycle.
According to a copy of the Yenagoa magistrate’s court’s September 27 judgment seen by SaharaReporters on Wednesday, the juvenile was found guilty of stealing a mobile phone, a bicycle and escaping from police detention.