Ondo court sentence thief to 21 year’s imprisonment for stealing Church money, Microphone
A Magistrate Court, sitting in Akure, the Ondo state capital, has sentenced a man identified as Olushola Olatunde, to 21 years imprisonment for stealing items in some churches.
FCNN gathered that Olatunde was arrested by the men of the state police command on December 8 and 24, 2024 for stealing some items in the Revelation of God Miracle Church, which included, money, a public address system and iron rod among others all valued at N1,340,900.
He was subsequently charged to court and arraigned before the court on six counts bordering on stealing and illegal entry and he pleaded guilty to the charges.
The state prosecutor, D.S. Msonter-Shagba, informed the court that Olatunde committed the offences between December 24, 2024, and January 8, 2025, at different times and locations in Akure adding that on December 24, at No. 17 Plaza Road, Isolo, Akure, he broke into the Revelation of God Miracle Church and stole a 16-channel live series audio mixer worth N250,000 and a public address system valued at N250,000.
Also, on the same day, at No. 7 Ore-Ofe Street, Oke Ijebu, Akure, the convict broke into the Garden of Faith Church, stealing items that included an amplifier worth N230,000, a 6.5kV generator valued at N250,000, two lengths of 12mm rods worth N19,600, and an iron tithe box valued at N35,000, totalling N534,600.
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On December 24, 2024, the prosecutor said Olatunde stole 33 bags of cement valued at N306,900 from Shasha Market, Kilometre 12, Owo Express Road, Akure. The stolen items were said to have been valued at N1,340,900.
Msonter-Shagba argued that the offences committed contravened Sections 383, 390(9), 415, and 413(2) of the Criminal Code, Laws of Ondo State, 2006.
The presiding judge, magistrate, Damilola Sekoni, convicted and sentenced Olatunde to 21 years imprisonment without an option of a fine
Stating that in counts one, two, three, five, and six, the defendant is sentenced to four years imprisonment each, and in count four, the convict is sentenced to one year imprisonment.”
The magistrate however ruled that the sentences would run concurrently, which means Olatunde would serve four years in the correctional centre.
