A young mechanic, Mustapha Saad, has been sentenced to nine months in prison by a Jos Magistrates’ Court for misappropriating money he was supposed to hold in trust.
Magistrate Shawomi Bokkos issued the ruling after Saad pleaded guilty to the charge of converting N80,000 to his own use.
The court allowed him to avoid the first three months of jail by paying a N20,000 fine.
Saad was also directed to reimburse the complainant, Auwal Jibrin, with N90,000. If he fails to pay, he will serve an additional six months in prison.
Prosecutor Ijuptil Thiawar told the court that the matter was reported on March 20.
He said the funds had been given to Saad for safekeeping, but the mechanic ended up spending the money on personal expenses.