Man Comes To The Aid Of 14-Year-Old Orphan Jailed For Stealing Grinding Machine

A Nigerian philantropist has revealed how he got a young boy freed from prison over grinding machine theft. According to Bakia T Thomas, the 14-year-old orphan identified as Haruna, was remanded in Keffi prison in Nasarawa state for stealing a grinding machine.

Bakia T Thomas took to Facebook to narrate the boy’s story.

Read below.

This is Haruna from Zaria, an orphan. He is just 14, my first daughters age, remanded in keffi prison for 21days for stealing a grinding machine worth 12000naira. He lives in Mpape with his cousin who also carries dirt (mebola)

He was brought to Mpape court today while I went there to get a release document for a young man kept in prison, then I saw him in handcuffs brought to court in a prison van for final judgement.

The age got my attention.If his parents were alive, maybe, just maybe he won’t have been on the streets at 14 scouting for a living. I got him freed.

I asked him if he wants to go to school and he said no. He wants to be a mechanic. Well, that is his choice. I will send a staff to get him registered tomorrow.

He was going to serve a jail term for stealing grinding machine, how come our courts are quick to sentence poor people? With all the billions stolen everyday.