BOY, 14 WHO CONFESSED TO STEALING 2 MEASURES OF RICE COLLAPSES IN COURT

A 14 year old boy, Kamishe Danladi, who confessed to stealing 2 measures of rice on Monday, vomitted and subsequently collapsed at the Chief Magistrate Court 2, in Yola, Adamawa state.

The 14 year old boy who hails from Jambutu in Yola North Local Government Area in the state, was arraigned before Magistrate Japhet Ibrahim Basani, for the offence of theft.

The boy was brought to court for allegedly stealing rice and other items valued N300, 000, and that he is being accused of breaking into peoples' houses.

But while in court, the boy admitted that he only stole 2 measures of rice, saying that he carted away the rice because its owner gave him job in his farm, but refused to pay him his money even after finishing the job.

He told the court that he does not take any hard drug but only smokes indian helm.

But the prosecutor, Seargent Kabiru Abubakar, said that there are series of allegations of theft against the boy, saying that he is being accused of stealing rice and other valuables valued over 300, 000.

Earlier, on its arrival in court, NEWS PLATFORM saw the boy vomitting at the court premises where he later collapsed. 

It was later on that he was said to have regained his consciouness before he was transported to their house.

Sources in court said that it was the prosecutor who gave sum money used in transportating the boy to their house in Jambutu, for treatment after which he will be brought back to face trial.