Generator thief returns to jail for another term

By: Olushola Okewole

Less than a year after completing a two- year jail term, 32 year old Mayowa Orisile, has been sentenced to another two years imprisonment by Ejigbo magistrate court having been confirmed guilty of stealing generator engines and phones.

He was arrested on January 23, this year at Marioko Street, Bucknor Estate, Ejigbo where he broke into the house around 12am and unscrewed the generators to steal the engines.

He was later handed over to the police at Ejigbo Police Division who recognised him to be a bandit that had committed similar offence and was sent to prison four years ago.

After questioning him to get some facts, the police subsequently charged him to court.

Orisile, who said he lived at Ori-Oke bus stop area, near the Bridge, Ejigbo confessed that he always went round to steal generator engines and sold them to abokis buying condemned aluminum for just N5000 per engine.

He explained that his major target is generator engines as many generators are kept outside, making the stealing easier for him.

He also confessed to using razor blade and scissors to tear window nets to pick phones close to the window.

Some of the items Mayowa stole included power generating sets, mobile phones and other items belonging to Opoadura Olushina, Henry Onyekachi and Amadi Benjamin respectively.

He admitted that he was released from prison late last year and confessed that he immediately went back to stealing after he was released.

The prosecutor, Supol Kenneth Asibor, while presenting the fact of the matter told the Court that Orisile was a habitual criminal who was not fit to live in the society going by his statement.

The prosecutor asked the Court to sentence him accordingly because it was obvious that he would not change as he went back to commit crime after he was released from prison custody.

The Presiding Magistrate, Mr. Teslim Shomade, found him guilty as charged and sentenced him to another two years imprisonment.