A 25-year old man, Hope Ariyo, has been sent to prison for the sixth time for
committing various crimes in Lagos State, southwest Nigeria.
The
Edo State-born Ariyo was charged before Ijeshatedo Magistrates’ Court for
burglary and stealing with his friend, Rasheed Ademola, 26. The
two friends were arrested after they allegedly broke into an auto shop at 7, Aje
Street, Ilasamaja, Lagos and carted away auto spare parts worth N250,000,
the property of Chika Okpara, a spare parts dealer in the area.
The
suspects were allegedly caught breaking into the shop by residents of the
area and they were handed over to the police at Ilasa division who arraigned
them in court for burglary and stealing. While
Ademola pleaded guilty to the two-count charge, Ariyo pleaded innocent and
started crying in the court.
Ariyo
pleaded with the presiding magistrate, Mrs. A. Davis, to release him because he
knew nothing about the matter.
