A Magistrates’ Court in Ota, Ogun, on Friday sentenced a 22-year-old trader, Tunde Akeem, to six months imprisonment for stealing a sewing machine.

The police charged Akeem with two counts of conspiracy and theft.

Magistrate A O. Adeyemi, held that the prosecution had proved its case beyond reasonable doubts.

Adeyemi said that beyond a reasonable doubt is the standard of proof required in most criminal cases.

The magistrate did not give the convict an option to pay a fine.

Earlier, the prosecution counsel, Insp E. O.Adaraloye told the court that the convict and other at large, committed the offence on Feb.12 at about 10.30 p.m.at Ilo-Awela, Ota.

Adaraloye said that Akeem and his accomplices also stole a cordless drilling machine, belonging to the complainant, Obalange Abimbola.

The prosecutor said that the offence contravened the provisions of sections 390(9) and 516 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Ogun, 2000.