A High Court of sitting in Gumel, Jigawa State has sentenced one Habibu Haruna to death by hanging.
Haruna of Dan Makama Village in Suletankarkar Local Government, was found guilty of culpable homicide punishable with death under section 221 (b) of the Penal Code Law.
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The court, presided over by Justice M. A Sambo, found the convict guilty of the offence he was arraigned, hence sentenced him to death by hanging, a statement signed by Zainab Baba Santali, public relations officer of the ministry of Jistice, Jigawa, revealed.
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Delivering his judgment, Justice Sambo averred “Having satisfied that the Prosecution had proven its case beyond reasonable doubt, the Court found Haruna guilty of the offence of culpable homicide, thereby sentenced him to death by hanging.”
The court, earlier, heard that a medical reports has proved that, the convict had used a hoe and stick to strike one Aisha Adamu (Deceased) on her forehead, which resulted in her death.
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Proving the case before the court, the prosecution called two witnesses and tendered confessional statements that were admitted in evidence.
