A Zuba Upper Area Court, Abuja, on Friday, February 26, ordered that three men be given 12 strokes of the cane each for attempting to steal.
Jonah Danboyi, Abubakar Muazu and Mohammed Adamu were charged by the Police of jointly attempting to steal and being in possession of dangerous weapons and cannabis.
The convicts pleaded guilty and begged the court for leniency.
The Judge, Gambo Garba, said that the court gave the light punishment of 12 strokes of the cane because the convicts saved the court from a prolonged trial, but hoped that it would serve as a deterrent to others.
He also warned them to shun crime.
Earlier, the prosecution counsel, Chinedu Ogada, told the court that on February 9, 2021, the complainant, Abdullahi Maianguwa of Zone 17, Mango Tree, Dutse Allhaji, Abuja, reported the incident at the Dutse Allhaji Police Station.
Ogada said that the convicts were arrested with screwdrivers, cutlasses and other dangerous weapons.
He added that cannabis, screwdrivers, cutlass and other dangerous weapons were recovered from them during police interrogation.
The prosecutor said that the convicts made a confessional statement, adding that the offence contravened sections, 79, 319A of the Penal Code.
(NAN)