An 18-year-old man, Adamu Saidu has been sentenced to five years in prison for stabbing a man over football match.
A n Upper area Court sitting Kasuwan Nama, Jos, on Friday, was told that the victim was stabbed for celebrating with his football team after winning a match.
The Judge, Mr. Lawal Suleiman, sentenced Saidu after he pleaded guilty to causing grievous hurt and begged the court for leniency.
Suleiman, however, gave the convict an option to pay a fine of N100,000.
He also ordered the convict to pay N5,000 to the complainant, Gali Khali.
Suleiman said that the judgment would serve as a deterrent to those who would want to indulge in such a grievous criminal act of causing hurt.
Earlier, the Police Prosecutor, Ibrahim Gokwat told the court that the case was reported on October 11, at the Laredo Police Station by Khali.
Gokwat said the convict stabbed the complainant while celebrating with his football team after winning a match.
He said that the complainant incurred a hospital bill N9, 300.
The offense, he said, contravenes the provisions of sections 58 and 215 and punishable under sections 59 and 215 of Plateau State code law.
