{
  "id": 13636936,
  "title": "Phone snatcher bags eight years’ jail",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/phone-snatcher-bags-eight-years-jail-13636936",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-11T04:18:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/phone-snatcher-bags-eight-years-jail/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On October 8, 2026, a 34-year-old man named Ejike Nnam was apprehended in Enugu for allegedly stealing an iPhone XR worth N240,000 from a female victim on Bisalla Road. Nnam, who was already in the company of an unknown accomplice, was promptly arrested. The following day, he appeared before the Enugu North Magistrate Court, where he admitted guilt and was found guilty. He was subsequently sentenced to three years for conspiracy and five years for robbery, with the sentences to be served concurrently.\n\nOn October 7, a 29-year-old man named Richard Chukwuma was arrested at a supermarket in Enugu, suspected of stealing a bottle of Jameson Green Whisky worth N30,150. Chukwuma confessed during questioning to having stolen 15 bottles from the supermarket. He was arraigned on October 9 and subsequently held at the Enugu Correctional Centre. The State Commissioner of Police, CP Mamman Bitrus Giwa, lauded the swift resolution of the phone-snatching case, urging for the prompt conclusion of other cases to maintain public confidence in the justice system.",
  "summary": "An Enugu phone snatcher, Ejike Nnam, has been sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment for conspiracy and robbery after stealing an iPhone XR on Bisalla Road Read More: https://punchng.com/phone-snatcher-bags-eight-years-jail/",
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        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Phone snatcher bags eight years’ jail",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/phone-snatcher-bags-eight-years-jail",
        "published": "2026-10-11T04:12:10.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}