A Bauchi state High Court Wednesday sentenced a 21- year- old youth from Mangu local government area of Plateau state, Bala Ahmadu to 21 years imprisonment for criminal conspiracy, possession of firearms and armed robbery.
The presiding Judge, Justice Aliyu Baba Usman, while delivering judgment on the case, stated that the offence contravenes section 221 of the penal code.
The state counsel, Barrister H. I Magaji, had told the court that the convict had committed series of armed robberies and cattle rustling across Bauchi state, including the one that took place at Yelwan Kadaran Wambai of Bauchi local government area.
Barrister Magaji said during the last operation, he shot someone in the process who died instantly from the attack.
In the second charge, the convict was accused of arming himself with AK 47 rifle, cutlasses and other weapons and robbed residents of Yelwan Kadara of their motorcycles and their monies which is contrary to section 1(2) and B of the robbery and firearms act of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Meanwhile, the presiding judge said the sentences are to run concurrently.
In another development, the State High Court number 5 sentenced one Yakubu Musa to 7 years imprisonment without option of fine for committing several criminal offences across the state.
Presenting the case, the prosecution counsel Barrister H.I Magaji, said in the first count charge, the convict alongside his colleagues, robbed the residents of Yelwan Kadara of Yuguda Ward in Bauchi local government area their motorcycles which is contrary to section 97 of the penal code.
In the second and third count charge, according to the state counsel, the convict gave one Ya’u Muhammad of Bonji village a Master Key to snatch motorcycles a situation that enabled him to steal many motorcycles from some innocent victims.
