Man Jailed 23 years for stealing phone belonging BOUESTI student in Ekiti

<p>A Magistrate Court sitting in Ikere-Ekiti has sentenced 23-year-old Emmanuel Ekundayo, to one year in prison for stealing mobile phones belonging to some students of the Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere-Ekiti (BOUESTI).</p>, <p>Ekundayo, who claimed to be a student of the Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti, was arraigned before Magistrate Dotun Omoteye on one count charge of stealing.</p>, <p>The culprit was apprehended on July 17, 2023, during one of the 2022/2023 first semester examinations at the Library Lecture Theatre while ransacking the bags of students doing examinations.</p>, <p>The accused pleaded guilty to the offence and was convicted by the Magistrate on the strength of the evidence before him, though with an option of fine.</p>, <p>Speaking after the judgement, the Acting Director of Legal Matters in the University, Barr. Busuyi Jayeoba, stated that the development would serve as a deterrent to others of his ilk and emphasised the University’s zero tolerance for all forms of criminality within its precincts.</p>