A man jailed for insulting his father
A Jos Magistrate's Court on Thursday sentenced a 35-year-old worker, Fwangmun Danung, to one year in prison for insulting and intimidating his father.
Nigeria News Agency reported that the magistrate, Mr. Tapmwa Gotep, sentenced Danung after pleading guilty.
Gotep gave him an option of 10,000 naira or six months for insulting his father and another six months without fines for bullying his father.
The judge said the judgment would have a deterrent effect on those who would engage in such acts.
Earlier, prosecution attorney Inspector Frank Alex told the court that the matter was reported on December 26, 2022 to Rantya Police Station by the plaintiff, Othniel Danung.
The convict allegedly dragged his father out of the house and called him a useless and irresponsible man.
The prosecution said the convict lit the gas and threatened to burn down the house.
The convict also demanded that his father settle him with N200,000.
The offence, he said, is punishable under the provisions of Sections 377 and 379 of the Plateau State Penal Code Act.
In a separate development, a painter, Obinnah Mikel, was arraigned in a Tier I Court, Karu, Abuja, on Thursday for allegedly stealing building materials worth N425,000 .
Police charged Mikel, 35, who lives in Jabi, Abuja, with theft.
Prosecution Counsel Mr Ade Adeyanju told the court that the matter was reported to Maitama Police Station by Bakare Demilade of Agades Crescent, Wuse 2, Abuja .
Adeyanju told the court that on January 24, the accused went to the Demilade construction site located in Wuse II, Abuja and stole a cutting machine worth 65,000 N and a drill worth 50,000 N.
He said he also stole two mobile phones worth 50,000 naira and plaster of Paris materials worth 260,000 naira, all totaling 425,000 naira.
The offence, he said, contravened the provisions of article 287 of the Penal Code.
The prosecutor said during the police investigation that the accused was unable to give a satisfactory account of his action.
The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
M. Umar Mayana granted bail to the accused with bail and ordered the attorney to appear at the next adjournment to formalize the bail.
He adjourned the case until March 6 for notice.
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A Jos Magistrate's Court on Thursday sentenced a 35-year-old worker, Fwangmun Danung, to one year in prison for insulting and intimidating his father.
Nigeria News Agency reported that the magistrate, Mr. Tapmwa Gotep, sentenced Danung after pleading guilty.
Gotep gave him an option of 10,000 naira or six months for insulting his father and another six months without fines for bullying his father.
The judge said the judgment would have a deterrent effect on those who would engage in such acts.
Earlier, prosecution attorney Inspector Frank Alex told the court that the matter was reported on December 26, 2022 to Rantya Police Station by the plaintiff, Othniel Danung.
The convict allegedly dragged his father out of the house and called him a useless and irresponsible man.
The prosecution said the convict lit the gas and threatened to burn down the house.
The convict also demanded that his father settle him with N200,000.
The offence, he said, is punishable under the provisions of Sections 377 and 379 of the Plateau State Penal Code Act.
In a separate development, a painter, Obinnah Mikel, was arraigned in a Tier I Court, Karu, Abuja, on Thursday for allegedly stealing building materials worth N425,000 .
Police charged Mikel, 35, who lives in Jabi, Abuja, with theft.
Prosecution Counsel Mr Ade Adeyanju told the court that the matter was reported to Maitama Police Station by Bakare Demilade of Agades Crescent, Wuse 2, Abuja .
Adeyanju told the court that on January 24, the accused went to the Demilade construction site located in Wuse II, Abuja and stole a cutting machine worth 65,000 N and a drill worth 50,000 N.
He said he also stole two mobile phones worth 50,000 naira and plaster of Paris materials worth 260,000 naira, all totaling 425,000 naira.
The offence, he said, contravened the provisions of article 287 of the Penal Code.
The prosecutor said during the police investigation that the accused was unable to give a satisfactory account of his action.
The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
M. Umar Mayana granted bail to the accused with bail and ordered the attorney to appear at the next adjournment to formalize the bail.
He adjourned the case until March 6 for notice.
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