A Magistrate Court sitting in Ikere-Ekiti has sentenced 23 years old Emmanuel Ekundayo to one year in prison for stealing mobile phones belonging to some students of the Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere-Ekiti (BOUESTI).
Ekundayo, who claimed to be a student of the Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti was arraigned before Magistrate Dotun Omoteye on one count charge of stealing.
A statement signed by the University Public Relations Officer Mr Temitope Akinbisoye and made available to newsmen revealed that the culprit was apprehended on July 17, 2023 during one of the 2022/2023 first semester examinations at the Library Lecture Theatre while ransacking the bags of students doing examinations.
He said the accused reportedly pleaded guilty to the offence and was convicted by the Magistrate on the strength wof the evidences before him, though with an option of fine.
Speaking after the judgement, the Acting Director of Legal Matters in the University, Barr. Busuyi Jayeoba stated that the development would serve as a deterrent to others of his ilk and emphasised the University’s zero tolerance for all forms of criminality within its precincts.
