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| The suspect, Ighodalo being taken away by a policeman |
An Osogbo High Court on Monday sentenced a dismissed police officer, Kelvin Ighodalo, to 45 years imprisonment for stealing the cell phone of Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun.
The accused was arraigned on a six-count charge of conspiracy, theft, obtaining by false pretence, obtaining by force and impersonation, among other offences.
The accused was sentenced to 10 years for each of counts 1, 2 and 3 and 5 years each for three other counts.
The governor’s cell phone was stolen on Nov. 28, 2010, at his swearing-in-ceremony.
Six months later, Mr. Ighodalo, a dismissed police officer, used the phone to swindle the governor’s friends and associates.
The accused had earlier served jail terms for murder, theft and political thuggery.
