The Adamawa Jail Delivery Committee headed by the State Chief Judge, Justice Hapsat Abdulrahaman has discharged a woman, Ramatu Adamu, who was serving an 18-month sentence for stealing a pot, cooler and wrapper.
She was convicted and sentenced to one and a half years by the Chief Magistrate Court in Numan for theft in a dwelling house on August 11, 2023.
Ramatu was serving her term at the Numan Security Custodial Centre when the committee visited the facility on Thursday, September 28, and discharged her.
When she appeared before the Committee, the convict said she committed the offence and attributed it to hunger.
The food vendor who hails from the Shelleng Local Government Area of the state said she visited her sister in Numan, where she stole the items.
She regretted her action and pleaded with the committee to pardon her.
Responding to her plea, the Jail Recovery Committee discharged her with a warning against any further crime.
The Chief Judge also gave her a cash gift of N10,000 for her to continue her food-selling business.