A Yobe State High Court sitting in Damaturu has sentenced a 45 year old man, Abubakar Musa, to death by hanging for killing his wife, Ammi Mamman.
Musa, popularly known as Daddy, was arrested by the Yobe State Police Command on January 4, 2024, after he allegedly killed his wife at New Bra-Bra Housing Estate in Damaturu. He was subsequently charged to court with culpable homicide.
Delivering the judgment, the judge of the Yobe State High Court 1 rejected the defendant’s plea of not guilty.
The court held that the plea was not plausible based on the evidence presented. The judge noted that the prosecution successfully established all the elements of culpable homicide and proved its case beyond reasonable doubt.
By law, the convict has the right to appeal the judgment within the stipulated timeframe. Failure to do so will lead to the full implementation of the death sentence.
