Students jailed for hawking fuel

A male student and his female counterpart have been sentenced to two months imprisonment, each, by an Abuja Grade 1 Area Court for hawking fuel in jerry can along Abuja-Kubwa expressway.
Eze Onyedikachi (24) and Omowunmi Job (23), of Kubwa and Dutse Makaranta respectively, were convicted for perpetuating nuisance, offence that contradicts section 199 of the Penal Code.

The prosecutor, Babajide Olanipekun, told the court that a team of police officers attached to Kubwa Area Command Headquarters, led by ASP Zakari Adamu, on April 4, arrested and brought the accused to the police station, with 55 litres of fuel in their possession.
He said the accused hawked fuel in front of NIPCO filling station, along Kubwa expressway, having known that the practice has been prohibited within the FCT.
The prosecutor added that such act constitutes an embarrassment to the Federal Government of Nigeria and danger on the public highway.
When the charge was read to the accused, they pleaded guilty and were sentenced to two months imprisonment each, by the judge, Mohammed Marafa, with an option of N2,000 fine each.