A Magistrates’ Court in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, on Wednesday ordered that a butcher, Mordecai Jonathan, who pleaded guilty to stealing railroad steel be remanded in a correctional centre.
Railroad steel are the load bearing and guiding elements in a railway or tramway track. Individual fragments are bolted or welded together forming a continuous line that supports railcar wheels. … Two sets of modern rail elements in common use include train and tram
The rails in use are made of steel containing 0.7 per cent carbon (C) and 1 per cent manganese (Mn) and are called C-Mn rail steel. It is a wear-resisting grade steel and is commonly referred to as Grade 880 rail, or 90 UTS rail, corresponding to a tensile strength of 880 mega pascal (MPa), or 90 kg/mm {+2}.
The police according to NAN, charged Jonathan with theft, contrary to Section 270 of the Kaduna State Penal Code Law.
Magistrate Mary Adams, gave the order, after Jonathan pleaded guilty to the charge and begged for leniency.
Adams adjourned the matter until July 29 for sentencing.
Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, Insp Isah Hassan, told the court that the defendant was arrested by a team of police men attached to the railway station, Kafanchan on July 24.
Hassan said the defendant was caught by the police men with stolen railroad steel worth N25, 000, in his bag.