Posted on: 05:14 Sat, 12 Dec 2015



A 28-year-old man, Ikechukwu
Godspower, who confessed that he
relocated a few days ago from Abuja to
steal in Lagos State, western Nigeria,
before travelling to celebrate
Christmas, has been jailed.

Godspower was sentenced to six
months imprisonment with an
option of community service for 72
hours within the court premises.

However, since he had no fixed
address where he would stay to
perform the community service, he
was taken back to the prison to serve
the jail sentence, thereby foreclosing
his plan to steal to travel for
Christmas celebration.

Godspower was arrested for
committing felony by the police and
had confessed that he came from
Abuja to Lagos to steal in order to
celebrate Christmas in his village in
the southsouth.

He made the revelation at the Isolo
Magistrates’ court last week where he
was arraigned and he pleaded guilty
to the three-count criminal charge
brought against him by the police.

During the fact and sentence, the
prosecutor Mr A. Ojei informed the
court that the Rivers State-born
Godspower was arrested after he
attempted to vandalise a Toyota
4Runner SUV and after he was
caught, he managed to escape into a
canal.

He said he was later arrested at a
nearby super market at Domino
Pizza on Osolo Way after he broke
the inner entrance door glass to steal
in the super market.

He first stole a bottle of soft drink
from the fridge before he broke the
inner entrance glass door to steal
other items.

But his plans failed as he was caught
by security men on duty and handed
over to the police at Aswani division.

During cross examination,
Godspower said he did not know the
spirit that was disturbing him that
pushed him into compulsive stealing.

He said he lives in Gwagwalada area
of the Federal Capital Territory in
Abuja from where he came to Lagos.

He narrated that things were not
easy for him there and he decided to
come to Lagos to hussle and get
money before he travels for
Christmas.

On how he knew Lagos, he said he
lived here before he relocated to
Abuja a few years ago to also hussle
there.

He said since he came to Lagos, he
had no fixed address where he stays
and had nobody to accommodate
him, adding that he sleeps anywhere
at night.

The presiding Magistrate, Mrs Joy
Ugbomoiko found him guilty as
charged and sentenced him
accordingly.