A Chief Magistrate’s Court in Sokoto State has sentenced Dahiru Ibrahim and four others to seven years imprisonment each for vandalizing a 50KVA distribution transformer and other power infrastructure in the Runjin Sambo area of Sokoto metropolis.
According to a statement issued by Abdulazeez Abdullahi, Head of Corporate Communications at Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company, the suspects were apprehended by officers of the Sokoto State Police Command following the incident at a distribution substation in the area.
He stated that Dahiru Ibrahim, identified as the mastermind, and his accomplices were charged and convicted for Criminal Conspiracy, Mischief, and Theft under Sections 60, 323, and 275 of the Sokoto State Penal Code Law of 2019.
Describing the ruling as “a victory for decency and the collective resolve of all stakeholders to fight vandalism of power infrastructure,” Abdullahi praised the police and judiciary for their thorough investigation and prosecution.
The convicts were given an option of fines: N50,000 each for the first count, N150,000 each for the second count, and N100,000 each for the third count.
Additionally, the court ordered Dahiru Ibrahim to pay N1.5 million in compensation to Kaduna Electric.
In a separate case, Chief Magistrate Isa Idris Marafa sentenced Sirajo Umar and another individual to two years and eight months in prison for Criminal Conspiracy and attempted Mischief.
The offences, punishable under Sections 60 and 323 of the Sokoto State Penal Code Law of 2019, involved an attempt to vandalize aluminum conductors belonging to Kaduna Electric in Sanyinna village, Yabo Local Government Area.
The court ruled that the two convicts could either serve their sentences or pay fines of N50,000 and N150,000 each, respectively. All sentences are to run concurrently.
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