Danjuma Abdullahi, a security guard, was sentenced to 12 months in prison on Thursday by an Area Court in Jos for sleeping while on duty and opening the door for motorcycle theft.
Abdullahi entered a guilty plea to negligence of duty and asked for leniency before Judge Thomas Ajitise, who then handed down a sentence.
The convict had the option of paying a N100,000 fine, according to the judge.
Earlier, Insp. Ibrahim Gowkat, the prosecutor, informed the court that Messrs. Musa Alhassan and Musa Ali reported the case to the C Division Police Station on January 3rd.
Gowkat said that the complainants asked the convict to watch over their motorcycles, but he slept off while on duty, paving way for thieves to steal the two motorcycles.
He said that the offence contravened the Plateau State Penal Code, Laws of Northern Nigeria. (NAN)