Three Persons have been convicted and sentenced to death by hanging after they were found guilty of two-count charge of armed robbery and culpable homicide.
Justice Maimuna Aminu Abubakar of the Minna High count No 6 who handed down the sentence, said the prosecution counsels have proved the ingredients of the two count charges against the three convicts.
Bashar Ibrahim, Aliyu Ibrahim and Suleiman Mamuda were on the 12th of April 2022, formed common intention among themselves to commit the offence of culpable homicide to cause the death of Hassan Shehu by stabbing him with a Knife on the chest and neck” this was done with the intention of causing his death, and that you thereby committed an offence punishable under section 221 of the penal code law, Cap 94 laws of Niger state 1989 to be read with section 79 of the penal code law Cap 94 law of Niger state 1989″
“That you Bashar Ibrahim, Aliyu Ibrahim and Suleiman Mamuda all of New York Tudun Fulani area of Bosso Local government within the Jurisdiction of this Court attacked one Hassan Shehu while armed with a Knife, robbed him of one Peugeot 206 car red in colour, one iPhone,one small techno phone and a cash sum of Three million, Five Hundred thousand Naira and you thereby committed an offence punishable under section 1 (2) (a) and (b) of the robbery and Fire Arms Act”
During the trial, the Prosecutor counsel, Barrister Isah Adamu Evuti Assistant Chief State Counsel in the office of the Attorney General in the Ministry of Justice called seven witnesses and tendered seventeen exhibits to prove his case.
After analyzing the exhibits and the evidences before the court, the trial judge Justice Maimuna Aminu Abubakar was convinced beyond reasonable doubt that the prosecution counsel was able to established the ingredients of the two count charge of culpable homicide and armed robbery against the three convicts.
“In the final analysis and in the light of the totality of the evidences adduced by the prosecution , I make the following findings,
“That on the 12th day of April 2022, the convicted persons connived among themselves, lured the deceased Hassan Shehu (Alias Wanna), into the room of the third convict Suleiman Mamuda and stabbed him on his chest with a sharp knife as a result which he bled to death on the spot.
“That the third convict after killing the deceased robbed him while armed with knife and carted away with the deceased money the sums of N3.5 Million and the deceased Peugeot 206 vehicle red in colour iPhone and small techno phone.
“I there by find as a fact that the Prosecutor has proved all the ingredients of the two count charges against all the convicts I therefore find the accused persons guilty of the two count charges of culpable homicide and armed robbery and convict them accordingly,
” You Bashar Ibrahim Aliyu Ibrahim and Suleiman Mamuda hereby convicted and sentenced to death by hanging until you are death, may the Lord have mercy on. your souls” Justice Maimuna Aminu Abubakar rulled.
