Teenage boy gets 10 strokes of cane for stealing electric cables in Kaduna

A Kaduna Magistrates Court has ordered that a teenager be given 10 strokes of the cane for breaking into a house and stealing electrical cables worth N450,000.  The Magistrate, Ibrahim Emmanuel, gave the sentence on Wednesday, May 21, 2025 following a guilty plea by the 18-year-old now convicted, who resides at Kinkinau, Kaduna.  Emmanuel said that the light punishment was because the convict saved the court from a prolonged trial, adding that he hoped that it would serve as a deterrent to others.  He also ordered that the recovered electrical cables be returned to the complainant, Sadiq Yusuf.  Earlier, the Prosecutor, Insp. Chidi Leo told the court that the convict committed the offence on May 17 at Ungwan Sarki, Kaduna.  He said the convict and one Mohammed Sani, now at large, broke into the complainants house and stole the electrical cables worth N450,000. Leo said the convict was arrested when a neighbour of the complainant saw him coming out of the house with the stolen items.  The prosecutor said the offence contravened the Penal Code of Kaduna, 2017.  The post Teenage boy gets 10 strokes of cane for stealing electric cables in Kaduna appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.