An ex-convict, on Monday, said that he went back to a life of crimes to raise money for his sick grandmother.

Ali Mohammed pleaded guilty to stealing a woman’s handbag in a Grade I Area Court in Kubwa, Abuja.

He said that he fell into temptation without thinking twice.

He pleaded with the judge, Muhammad Adamu, to temper justice with mercy.

He warned him to desist from committing crimes and be of good conduct after serving his jail term.

Earlier, the prosecution counsel, John Okpa, told the court that the complainant, Chinyere Akuchie reported the matter at the Kubwa Police Station on Feb. 26.

He said Mohammed criminally trespassed into the complainant’s shop and stole her handbag containing an Infinix Phone, valued at N45, 000, on the said date.

The prosecution counsel further said Mohammed had been arraigned and convicted in Grade I Area Court, Kubwa, Upper Area Court, Zuba for similar offences in the past.

(NAN)