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A Sharia Court sitting in Kano on Friday, August 1, sentenced a 35-year-old man, Sabiu Abdullahi, to 50 strokes of the cane for stealing five pieces of roofing sheets.
Abdullahi, a resident of Mariri Quarters in Kano, was charged with trespass and theft, offences contrary to Sections 134 and 287 of the Kano State Penal Code Law. He pleaded guilty to the charges.
The Prosecuting Counsel, Zahradeen Abubakar, told the court that the case was reported by one Anas Yakubu of Tamburawa Quarters at the Mariri Police Station on July 21.
According to Abubakar, the defendant unlawfully entered the complainant’s residence in his absence and made away with the roofing sheets.
In his ruling, the presiding judge, Malam Umar Lawal, ordered that Abdullahi be given 50 strokes of the cane as punishment for the offence.
