Bello Jamilu, 28, was sentenced to 10 months in prison on Thursday by a Kaduna Chief Magistrates' Court for stealing a Bajaj motorcycle valued N230,000.
Jamilu, a resident of Ali Akilu Road in Kaduna, was charged with stealing on one count.
Jamilu was given a sentence by Magistrate Ibrahim Emmanuel after pleading guilty to the crime and pleading for leniency.
However, Emmanuel offered the offender a choice of N10,000 and required him to sign an agreement promising not to commit a crime ever again.
He gave him a warning to stop living a life of crime because the court would not be forgiving of him again if he committed another crime.
Earlier, Insp. Chid Leo, the prosecutor, informed the court that the defendant committed the crime on October 12 in the Kinkinau area of Kaduna.
He said the defendant stole the Bajaj motorcycle with registration number LSD 764 QJ, belonging to one Suleiman Gambo.
According to him, the defendant trespassed into the complainant’s house while he was away and stole the motorcycle.
Leo added that the defendant was caught with the said motorcycle by the complainant’s son and handed over to the police.
“The offence contravened Section 271 of the Kaduna State Penal Code 2017,” the prosecutor said.