The PDP billboard was allegedly installed at the Wurukum roundabout, and Mr. Peter was apprehended Monday morning for defacing it.
Ternenge Peter, 30, of Wurukum, Makurdi, has been found guilty by a Makurdi Chief Magistrate Court of defacing a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) billboard.
The PDP billboard was allegedly installed at the Wurukum roundabout, and Mr. Peter was apprehended Monday morning for defacing it.
He was given a month of community service by the court, which was presided over by Mrs. Kadoon Gbasha, Daily Post reports.
However, he was informed that two months would be added to his sentence if he violated the conditions of the community service.
The magistrate stated that the 30-working-day community service will be performed at the court's facilities from 9 am to 2 pm each day.
She issued a warning to the state's youth, urging them to abstain from drinking and mischief and get involved in productive activities to safeguard their future.
Inspector Kuegh Abugh, the investigating police officer, earlier informed the court that the PDP's publicity secretary, Mr. Bemgba Iortyom, along with the Chairman of the Task Force on Illegal Motor Parks, Bobby Uper, had apprehended the convict.
The policeman said they took him to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) in Makurdi after he was discovered destroying the PDP campaign billboard at Wurukum roundabout.
When the case was heard, the defendant admitted guilt and stated that he was directed to carry out the action by an official of the All Progressives Congress (APC), while he was under the influence of alcohol. He, however, did not disclose the name of the APC official.
He pleaded with the judge to pardon him, saying his wife had abandoned him with a two-year-old young daughter to care for.