Dismissed Police Officer bags 45 years imprisonment for stealing Governor Aregbesola’s phone

Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola 

Kiyo: A dismissed police officer, Kelvin Ighodalo has been sentenced to 45 years imprisonment for stealing a Sony Ericson phone of the Governor of Osun state, Rauf Aregbesola.

The accused was arraigned by an Osogbo High Court on Monday on a six-count charge of conspiracy, theft, obtaining by false pretence, obtaining by force and impersonation, among other offences.

Mr Kelvin was sentenced to 10 years for each of counts 1, 2 and 3 and 5 years each for three other counts.

The governor’s mobile phone was stolen on Nov 28, 2010 at his swearing-in-ceremony; six months later, Kelvin made attempt to defraud and obtained the sum of N500,000 from his royal majesty, Oba Gabriel Adekunle Aromolara Owa-Obokun of Ijesha land by using the Governor’s phone.

Filo: Every day for the thief, but come to think of it; you steal a Governor’s phone and try to impersonate him, you get 45 years, loot the national treasury, you get less than two years.