Magistrate Nneaka Lesley of a court in Kubwa, Abuja, on Monday ordered a dispatch rider, Alex Williams to clean the Kubwa General Hospital premises for one year, for theft.

Magistrate Nneaka also ordered him to pay N475,000 as compensation to the complainant, Ezekiel Marthamabis on or before Sept. 30.

Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, Okpa told the court that Marthamabis reported the matter at the Divisional Police Headquarters, Dawaki on Jan. 12.

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Okpa said that Marthamabis employed Williams as a rider for business but he absconded with it to an unknown destination on Dec. 4.

According to him, the offence contravened the provisions of Section 288 of the Penal Code.
Williams pleaded guilty and begged the court to temper justice with mercy.

“I asked my boss to give me money for the Christmas celebrations but she refused.

”I used her delivery bike as collateral to get a loan for the Christmas,” he said.