Nigeria: Student Flogged in Open Court for Theft

A 17-year- old student of a secondary school at Dutsen Alhaji was yesterday given 12 strokes of the cane on the orders of a magistrate for stealing and escaping from lawful detention.

Prosecutor Abdullahi Danjuma told the court that Adamu Hussaini escaped from police custody through the ceiling of a police cell, where he was detained, adding that the offence contravenes Section 173 of the Penal Court Law.

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