Man Sentenced To Death By Hanging For Killing 6-Year Old In Nigeria

Such a heartless man. Bauchi State High Court  yesterday sentenced to death by hanging
Ibrahim Idris, 40, for killing a six-year-old girl after failing in his attempt
to rape her. Idris was dragged to the court, presided over by Justice Yelim
Bogoro, by the state Director of Public Prosecution, DPP, Dawud Yakubu, who
charged him with culpable homicide, an offence contrary to section 221 of the
state law.

Dawud told the court that on September 14, 2012, the accused
called the deceased, Asiya Mohammed, into his room with the intention to rape
her. He said when she refused, he used a knife to sever her head,
put it in a polythene bag and threw it into a water channel.

He said the body of the deceased was recovered and taken to
General Hospital, Darazo, for post-mortem examination before it was later
handed over to her parents for burial.

He called five witnesses and presented the axe and knife the
accused used to cut the head of the deceased as exhibits and the witnesses
testified that he made a confessional statement.

In her judgement, Justice Bogoro said the confessional
statement of the accused was direct, adding that the prosecutor proved his case
beyond all reasonable doubt and sentenced the accused to death by hanging.

Justice Bogoro said:  
“I, hereby, sentence you to death by hanging, but you have the right to
appeal within 30 days.”