Two men, Konkosiya Gombe and Best Amos, have been convicted and sentenced by a Chief Magistrate’s Court in Akure, Ondo State, over the theft of Mercedes-Benz vehicle components worth N7.65m.
The men were arraigned by the police and faced two charges relating to criminal conspiracy and theft.
Presenting the case, the police prosecutor, Inspector Folashade Adeyemi, said the defendants committed the offences on September 16, 2025, at about 7:30pm in the Owode-Ile area of Akure.
The prosecutor alleged that the two men teamed up with other individuals who had yet to be apprehended to carry out the offence.
According to the evidence before the court, the items allegedly taken included a Mercedes-Benz truck valued at N5m, four wheel shafts worth N300,000, a long propeller valued at N1.5m, a short propeller worth N700,000 and four gear caps estimated at N150,000.
The prosecution said the combined value of the property was N7.65m, adding that the alleged theft contravened the relevant provisions of the Ondo State Criminal Code.
After examining the case, the court found Gombe and Amos guilty on both counts and handed down separate sentences.
For the conspiracy charge, each man was sentenced to two years in prison, with an option of a N100,000 fine.
The stealing charge attracted another three-year prison term for each convict, with an alternative fine of N200,000.
The court subsequently entered judgment against the two men on the two charges.