Judiciary

45-Year-Old Jailed Over Cable Theft In Ile-Ife

By Web News 603

An Ile-Ife Magistrate Court in Osun State has sentenced a 45-year-old man, Sanni Moses, to twelve months imprisonment for the theft of Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife’s armoured cable pipe worth three hundred and fifty thousand naira.

The Chief Magistrate, Mr A.A. Adebayo convicted the suspect, with a ten thousand naira option of fine after he pleaded guilty to the charge.

In sentencing the defender, the magistrate said he put into consideration the plea made by the defence counsel, Mrs Innocental Akhigbe to the effect that the defendant has an aged mother, wife and children to fend for adding that he is now sober and remorseful.

He also noted that for the fact that the defendant had not wasted the precious time of the court by simply admitting his guilt, he deserved some leniency.

Earlier, the Prosecutor, Mr Sunday Osanyintuyi, told the court that Moses committed the offence on April 15, 2020 around 9:00 pm at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.

Mr Osanyintuyi said the defendant stole armoured cable pipe valued 350,000 naira, property of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.

Adenitan Akinola

Economy

Rising National Debt: Reducing the cost of governance is the way out – Professor Adebayo

By Web News 848

The federal government has been advised to enforce fiscal discipline
as a way of saving the nation from perpetual debt crisis.

Professor Abayomi Adebayo of the Economics Department, Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, gave the advice while speaking with Radio Nigeria.

He noted that government would not need to take foreign and domestic loans to fund annual budgets if it had in the first place reduce the cost of governance.

While advising youths to shun cybercrime, Professor Adebayo explained that university degrees were not the only means to succeed, emphasising
that youths can make a living through their natural skills by leveraging on technical colleges and vocational training schemes.

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