A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Kano State, on Wednesday, ordered the remand of an 18-year-old man, Yusuf Haruna, in a correctional centre for allegedly stabbing an Imam, Sani Mohammed to death
The defendant, who lives in Tudun Nufawa Quarters, Kano, was charged with culpable homicide.
The prosecutor, Mrs Fatima Ado-Ahmad, told the court that Musa Yunusa, of the same address, reported the matter at Jakarta Police Division, Kano, on December 31, 2023.
She alleged that around 7 p.m., the defendant attacked and stabbed the 45-year-old Imam with a knife to death.
“As a result of the attack, the victim sustained deep injury and was rushed to Murtala Muhammed Specialist Hospital, where he was confirmed dead by a doctor,” she stated.
She said the offence contravened the provisions of Section 221 of the Penal Code.
The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Chief Magistrate Binta Galadanchi ordered that the defendant be remanded in a correctional centre and adjourned the matter till January 31, 2024, for further mention.
In a related development, Haruna’s father, Sani, was arraigned before the court for hiding his son after committing the crime.
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He should be killed too
KILL HIM