The Umuahia North Magisterial District Court has sentenced two men, Chinonso Udo, and Umar Peter, to three months of community service each for stealing 25 litres of gasoline.
The judgment was delivered on Thursday, October 29, 2026, after both defendants pleaded guilty to the two charges and appealed to the court to temper justice with mercy, promising not to engage in such an act again.
Following their guilty pleas, the court found them guilty and sentenced them to three months of community service, to be carried out three times a week.
Furthermore, they were ordered to apologise to the owner of the gasoline and return the stolen product.
The defendants were charged with conspiracy to commit felony, to wit, stealing, and stealing 25 litres of gasoline kept under the care of Akobundu Ubadire.
According to the charge, the offence was committed on October 17, 2026, at Ndume Ibeku, Umuahia, within the Umuahia North Magisterial District.
The first count bordered on conspiracy to commit stealing, punishable under Section 516 of the Criminal Code, Cap. 80, Volume 3, Laws of Abia State of Nigeria, 2005.
The second count accused the defendants of stealing the 25 litres of gasoline, whose value was yet to be estimated, contrary to Section 390(9) of the same law.
