An Abeokuta  Magistrates’ Court in Isabo on Wednesday sentenced a 27-year -old man, Ayinde Semiu, to 10 years imprisonment for breaking  into two shops and stealing foodstuff worth N77,850

The Magistrate, Mrs. I.O Abudu, sentenced the convict after he pleaded guilty to a six-count charge of burglary and stealing.

The Prosecutor, Insp Abolade Bukola, had earlier told the court that the defendant committed the offenses on Monday at about 2.30 am at the Elegant area of Abeokuta.

Bukola said  Semiu burgled two shops and stole foodstuff and cash which were the property of Mrs. Koleosho Mariam and Mrs. Aremu Omolara

The prosecutor said the defendant was caught in the act by a resident of the community who sighted him while stealing the items.

She told the court that the defendant was a two-time convict of stealing.

The prosecutor said the offenses committed contravened  Sections 414 and 390(9) of the Criminal Code Laws of Ogun, 2006.