# Man jailed 18 months for stealing girlfriend’s jewellery

- Link: https://viralbrief.top/man-jailed-18-months-for-stealing-girlfriends-jewellery/
- Published: 2026-10-16T04:42:11+00:00
- Author: Olamide

A man has been sentenced for stealing jewellery worth N860,000 belonging to his 
girlfriend. 

Kenneth James, 32, was sentenced on Wednesday, October 14, to 18 months in prison
by a Kaduna magistrates’ court. 

James pleaded guilty to a one-count charge of stealing before Magistrate Ibrahim
Emmanuel, who sentenced him to 18 months’ imprisonment, with an option of a N50,000
fine. 

The magistrate also ordered him to refund N860,000 to the complainant, Miss Vivian
Gideon. 

Magistrate Emmanuel ruled that the convict would serve an additional 10 months’ 
imprisonment if he failed to refund the money to the complainant. 

The magistrate warned James against committing further offences after serving his
sentence. 

Earlier, the prosecution counsel, Inspector Chidi Leo, told the court that the complainant
reported the case at Gabasawa Police Station on October 5, 2026. 

Leo said the convict, who was the complainant’s boyfriend, stole her gold earrings
and necklace while she was away on a trip. 

He said the convict confessed during police investigations to selling the stolen
items. 

According to the prosecution counsel, the offence contravened the Kaduna State Penal
Code, 2017.
  

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  TL;DR (AI Generated)

A Kaduna magistrates' court sentenced 32-year-old Kenneth James to 18 months in 
prison for stealing his girlfriend's jewelry worth N860,000.

James pleaded guilty to the charge and admitted during police investigations to 
selling the stolen gold items.

In addition to the prison term, the magistrate gave him a N50,000 fine option and
ordered him to fully refund the money to the complainant.

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