A Grade I Area Court in Dei-Dei, Abuja on Thursday, December 14, sentenced a 31-year-old man Lawal Babangida to six months imprisonment for impersonating a military officer.
Babangida, who lives in Tungamaji village Abuja was charged with impersonation criminal intimidation and extortion.
The convict pleaded guilty to the charge and begged the court for leniency.
“Please forgive me my lord, I plead for mercy sir. I will not commit any crime again,” Babangida said.
The Area Court judge, Saminu Suleiman however, gave the convict an option of N6,000 fine.
The judge warned the convict to desist from committing crime after serving their punishment.
The prosecutor, Chinedu Ogada, told the court that on November 11 the complainant Usman Zaiyanu of Tomato Junction Zuba Abuja reported the matter at Zuba Police Station.
Mr Ogade said that on the same date at about 9:30 pm the convict accosted the complainant at Zuba Tomato Junction and introduced himself as a military officer.
The prosecutor told the court that the convict criminally threatened the complainant and stole his cell phone and N10,000 cash.
Ogada said that the convict made confessional statements during police investigations and the offence contravened Sections 132, 321 and 292 of the Penal Code
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YES TREAT HIM LIKE A CRINIMAL 6 MONTH SMALL SEF CAUSE NEXT TIME HE GO GET SENSE
I don’t know why some people like putting there self in trouble anyway that’s result of your deed
Better for him,he should go to jail,fake soldiers are everywhere,even they are so much in delta state.and they have results to stealing,the law will cough up with all of them soon
This is not ok with me…a civilian way go theft Maggi for market go day for cell for 2yrs if not more ..is it because he is uniform personel
Six months is too small for such a crime.
Who knows what he must have done within this period.
Such crimes are a measure of the hard economic situation in the country. I think the Judge understands this that’s the reason for the linient judgement he got.
In Nigeria every body is now claiming to be a soldier wearing uniform up and down what a shameful country
This is too bad for a soldier to too very disappointing am feeling so bad
Wahala everybody sha wan be this and be that all in the name of emilokan, at least this will serve others a lesson
In Nigeria every body is now claiming to be a soldier wearing uniform up and down treating people anyhow in the name of soldier not knowing that he/she is not
Even if he banged a year there’s nothing bad it, claiming soldier when you are not
He supposed to serve more than 6 months imprisonment this isn’t fair
this one na play or wat, see crime wey person commit and see sentencing
who send am job that him go come plead for leniency
The prosecutor told the court that the convict criminally threatened the complainant and stole his cell phone and a sum of cash
Those fate soldiers they are everywhere in this country, their major tergent is yahoo boys.
He supposed to serve more than 6 months imprisonment coz they are spoiling soldiers status