MAN THAT STEALS N214, 000 CHURCH TITHE SENTENCE 6 MONTHS IMPRISONMENT

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that a 28-year-old man, Elochukwu Nnoruga, is to spend six months in jail for stealing N214, 000 tithe belonging to St Patrick Catholic Church, Idumaigbo, Lagos. Who was arraigned on Aug. 17, on suspicion that he stole the amount from the Church’s tithe box. Nnoruga promptly pleaded guilty to the one-count charge of theft.

“It is a pity that people do not see the house of God as sacred anymore. This judgment should serve as a lesson to the public, if you choose crime instead of hard work, the hand of the law will always catch up with you. Nnoruga, you are hereby sentenced to six months imprisonment without an option of fine,” 

He declared.

Magistrate Ade Adefulire of the Tinubu Magistrate’s Court in Lagos, who gave the sentence on Thursday, ruled that the convict would spend the six months in Ikoyi Prison and gave him no option of fine.

The prosecutor, Mr Ben Ekundayo, had told the court that the convict committed the offence on Aug. 14, at about 2 p.m., at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Idumaigbo, Lagos.

NAN