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A Dei-Dei Grade 1 Area Court Abuja on Tuesday, sentenced a commercial taxi driver, Bello Ibrahim to 18 months imprisonment for inflicting injuries on a traffic officer.
The police charged, Ibrahim, 29, of Dei-Dei Abuja with resisting arrest and causing grievous hurt.
Judge Saminu Suleiman sentenced the convict after he pleaded guilty to the charge and begged the court for leniency.
Suleiman gave the convict option of N 60,000 fine and warned him to desist from committing crime.
The Judge ordered the convict to pay N160, 000 as compensation to the complainant for his cell phone and medical treatment.
The prosecuting counsel, Mr Chinedu Ogada had told the court that the matter was reported on Feb. 16 at Zuba Police Station, by a traffic officer, Alid Oiechara attached to Station.
Ogada said that on the same date, complainant led a team of police personnel for traffic check at Dan Kogi bridge Zuba, Abuja
He said that the convict was arrested for obstruction and wrong parking and while the complainant…
