A 29-year-old mechanic, Bala Ibrahim, on Thursday, was sentenced to four years imprisonment at Wuse Zone 6 Chief Magistrates’ Court, Abuja for stabbing his colleague.
The Chief Magistrate, Ibrahim Muhammad sentenced Ibrahim, who resides in Zone 3, Abuja after he pleaded guilty to causing hurt.
Muhammed however, gave the convict an option to pay a fine of N30,000 and also ordered that he pay a compensation of N50,000 to the complainant.
In addition, the Chief Magistrate ordered that convict will serve another four years imprisonment if he failed to pay the compensation.
Earlier, the prosecutor, Dan Ejike told the court that one Abdul Yusuf of Mechanic Village, Wuse Zone 3, Abuja reported the matter at the Wuse Zone 3, Police Station on Dec. 18, 2019.
The prosecutor further said that the convict stabbed Yusuf repeatedly with a knife during an argument.
He alleged that the victim sustained various degrees of injuries.
The offence, he said, contravened the provisions of Section 242 of the Penal Code.
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