By Wilson Adekumola
A 19-year-old boy, Abass Enitan, has been sentenced to nine months imprisonment without an option of fine by an Ikeja Magistrate’s Court, for damaging a police station cell toilet window in an attempt to escape.
Magistrate M. C Ayinde sentenced Enitan, 19, without an option of fine after he pleaded guilty to the offence on Tuesday.
“This will serve as deterrent to others,” she held.
Enitan, who has no address was charged with unlawful attempt to escape from custody and wilful damage.
The prosecutor, Insp Segun Oke had earlier informed the court that Enitan committed the offence on April 3 at the Abattoir Police Station, Agege, Lagos.
Oke explained further that the defendant stole a ram, worth N150,000 property of Mr Bisola Olusanya and was arrested.
The prosecutor said that the complainant later asked for the case to be withdrawn since he had recovered his ram.
Oke said that the defendant who was locked up at the police station, broke the toilet window in a bid to escape.
According to him, the offence contravenes the provisions of sections 339 and 406 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
