Nigeria, March 15 -- A magistrate court in Enugu State, south-east Nigeria, on Thursday, sentenced an 18-year-old man to three years imprisonment for stealing a mobile phone in the state, an official has said.

The convict, Promise Happy, was earlier arrested by police operatives in the state at about 7 p.m. on 8 March at Christ Chemist Roundabout in Enugu.

The police spokesperson in the state, Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed this on Thursday night.

Arrest

"He was arrested after snatching an Android phone from a passenger in a moving mini bus," Mr Ndukwe, a deputy superintendent of police, said.

The police spokesperson said investigation revealed that the convict had been on the police criminal watch list for similar offences.

Mr Ndukwe sai...