An Upper Area court in Kado, Abuja, has sentenced two men, Miracle Moses and Jonathan Ike, to three months in prison each for stealing a handbag.
The convicts, both of Mpape, Abuja, were charged with joint act and theft.
The presiding judge, Mr. Abubakar Sadiq, sentenced the duo after they pleaded guilty to the offence.
Sadiq did not give the convicts an option of fine, saying the sentence was meant to serve as a deterrent to those who might want to engage in similar acts.
Earlier, the prosecutor, Mr. Simon Ibrahim, told the court that a police team on patrol at the Berger Roundabout arrested and took the accused persons to the police station on June 28.
Ibrahim said the accused persons snatched a bag belonging to a woman who was trying to board a taxi.
He said the accused were arrested by the police while trying to flee from the scene.
Ibrahim said the handbag and a Samsung note pad were recovered from them during police investigation.
The prosecutor added that the offences contravened the Penal code. (NAN)
