- …acquits 3 others of culpable homicide
Jigawa High Court in Gumel presided by Justice M.A Sambo on 6th September, 2021, sentenced one Sa’idu Haruna of Dawanbiri Fulani Settlement of Gamji Village Gagarawa Local Government Area to three years imprisonment for armed robbery and a fine of 30,000.
In order to prove the case, the prosecution called three witnesses and the defendant testified in his defense.
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The court satisfied that the prosecution had proved its case beyond reasonable doubt found Sa’idu Haruna guilty of the offence of Armed Robbery and ordered him to pay the sum of N30,000 as compensation to the victim or in default to serve another 3years imprisonment.
Both sentences shall run concurrently from the date of his first detention in connection to the charge, according to a statement by Zainab Baba Santali, Public Relations Officer, Jigawa State Ministry of Justice.
Delivering another judgment at Gumel High Court, Justice M. A Sambo on Monday discharged and acquitted Audu Ibrahim, Ali Baso and Tambai Ali charged for Criminal Conspiracy and Culpable Homicide.
The brief fact of the case was that: Saminu Sani (the deceased) and the defendants attended a wedding ceremony at Yola Fulani Settlement Kaya Village in Babura L.G.A and on their way back home Saminu Sani (the deceased) had a quarrel with one Lawal Giyya the brother to one of the defendant (Tambai Ali).
While quarreling, Lawan Giyya was beaten up by the deceased, an in retaliation the three defendants beat the deceased (Saminu Sani) which resulted to his death.
During the trial, the prosecution called three witnesses and tendered extrajudicial statements of the defendants in evidence, and Medical Report as exhibit P. On the other hand, the 3 defendants testified in their defence and tendered 1 exhibit.
Justice Abubakar Sambo found that none of the offences of culpable homicide was established against the three defendants by the prosecution, because of the existence of contradiction in the evidence of 2nd Prosecution Witnesses.
The witness had claimed before the court to be an eyewitness but in his statement to the police he said he was informed by one Abdullahi Haruna.
