A 28-years-old man, Oladele Samuel, was on Wednesday sentenced to one month imprisonment for stealing a laptop belonging to a guest at Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja.

The case was first mentioned on April 24 and later adjourned to April 27 for judgement but the court could not sit as the judge was said to be indisposed.

The Police Prosecutor, Sargent  Mohammed Ahmed, told the court that the laptop belonged to a customer who was attending a seminar at the hotel.

Ahmed said that the matter was reported at the police station on April 19 by a staff of the hotel, Mr David Ikape.

The prosecutor said that during investigation by the police, eight laptop bags were recovered in the residence of the accused at the National Defence College Road in Bwari, FCT.

He said the accused also confessed that he stole two other laptops from the same hotel.

The prosecutor said the offence contravened section 288 of the Penal Code.

The accused, who pleaded guilty to the charge on the first day of mentioning, said he had no job and that was why he had been involved in the act.

He prayed the court to pardon him because of his siblings who depended on him for their livelihood.

The Senior Magistrate, Khadijat Mustapha, in her ruling sentenced the accused to one-month imprisonment without an option of fine. (NAN)