An Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court, yesterday, sentenced a 45- year-old native doctor, Michael Oyewole, to 12 months imprisonment for killing his neighbour’s cow.
The convict, who resides at Araromi Alakaloko Olomore area in Abeokuta, pleaded not guilty to the three-count charge of conspiracy, theft and willfully and unlawfully killing of a cow.
However, Magistrate O.O. Odumosu held that the prosecution had proven its case beyond reasonable doubt that the convict was guilty of the offence.
She sentenced Oyewole to 12 months’ imprisonment with an option of fine of N10,000 for the stealing and six months for willingly and unlawfully killing the cow.
The magistrate ordered that the convict can only exercise the option of payment of fine, only if he pays N400, 000 to the complainant, being the value of the cow he killed. She added that the sentence should run concurrently.
Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel,…
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