Vandalism: 2 Sentenced To 10 Years Imprisonment

Vandalism: 2 Sentenced To 10 Years Imprisonment
OBINNA OGBONNAYA
— Nov 17, 2015 11:30 am | Leave a comment
An 18-year-old man, one Ndubuisi Ogbonna and Gabriel Chinedu, 21, were yesterday sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by a federal high court sitting in Abakaliki for vandalizing electric cables belonging to the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC).
In her judgment, the presiding Judge, Justice Maureen Oyetenu said while Chinedu is to serve six years jail term with hard labour, Ogbonna will serve four years.
The duo were arrested on 19th October this year in Amaechara, Amasiri Afikpo North local government area of Ebonyi State where they committed the crime.
According to the Police prosecution officer, Solomon Orond told the court that the convicts were caught cutting the electricity cables.
He disclosed that Chinedu lost one of his fingers and sustained serious injury on his hand following electrocution during the act.
Justice Oyetenu said the court found the accused guilty and convicted them accordingly. She warned them against indulging in such crime.
She ordered that the electricity cables vandalized by the accused be returned to the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company office.