33-Year-Old Man Scales the Fence into Obasanjo’s Compound, Attempts to Steal from Former President
- Seun Sowemimo is set to spend the next one year of his life in prison for daring to make an attempt steal from Nigeria's former president, Olusegun Obasanjo
- Sowemimo, aged 33, was said to have scaled the fence into Obasanjo’s compound in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital, with the intent to steal
- Appearing in court, the young man pleaded guilty to the two counts of theft and causing breach of peace and was handed a 12-month imprisonment without the option of a fine
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Abeokuta, Ogun state - A magistrate court in Abeokuta on Friday, April 8, sentenced a 33-year-old man, Seun Sowemimo, to 12 months imprisonment without the option of a fine, for attempting to steal from ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo.
Sowemimo pleaded guilty to the two counts of theft and causing breach of peace, Premium Times reported.
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Legit.ng gathers that the magistrate, Mrs Olajumoke Somefun, said that the prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that Sowemimo was guilty as charged.
Prosecuting ASP Olakunle Shonibare had earlier told the court that the convict scaled the fence into Obasanjo’s compound in Abeokuta on Friday, April 1 with the intent to steal, The Punch also stated.
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He explained, that, immediately he jumped in, he was caught by one of the security guards on duty.
According to Shonibare, the offence contravened the Criminal Code Laws of Ogun, 2006.
Obasanjo's farm torched as armed men attack firefighters
Legit.ng had previously reported that some parts of Orchard Farm located in Benue belonging to the former president was set ablaze by some aggrieved persons.
It was reported that persons in Gwer local government area where the farm is located claimed that the place was torched by some youths who were requesting compensation for the 2,420 hectares of land.
The director of fire service in the state, Donald Ikyaaza, who confirmed the incident noted that officers were immediately sent to the scene upon receiving distress calls.
Obasanjo speaks after his Benue farm was destroyed, burnt
Meanwhile, ex-President Obasanjo has reacted to the attack on his farmland in Benue.
The former president said the destruction and burning down of his 2,420 hectares of farmland was a bad development.
In a statement issued by his special assistant on media, Kehinde Akinyemi, in Abeokuta, Ogun state, Obasanjo said government at the state and local government levels have taken up the matter.
Source: Legit.ng
