By Emmanuel Nduka
Seun Sowemimo, a 33-year-old man, was on Friday sentenced to one year in prison by a Magistrate Court in Abeokuta, Ogun State for attempting to steal from former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
The suspect pleaded guilty to the two counts levelled on him which included theft and causing breach of peace.
The Magistrate, Olajumoke Somefun, said that the prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that the convict was guilty as charged.
Prosecuting counsel Olakunle Shonibare had earlier told the court that Sowemimo jumped the fence into Obasanjo’s compound in Abeokuta on April 1 to steal.
He added that immediately Sowemimo jumped into the former President’s compound, he was caught by one of the security guards on duty at the time.
The offense contravened the Criminal Code Laws of Ogun State, 2006.
