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Court sentences eleven persons to death by hanging in Niger
A Minna High Court 6 has sentenced 11 people from Anfani community in Lavun Local Government Area to death by hanging after being found guilty of nine count charges brought against them.
The court discharged and aquited 15 others arraigned along with the convicted persons for lack of diligent and proper prosecution against them.
The convicts are Mohammed Mohammed, Baba Mohammed, Mohammed Isah, (aka Madu), Abubakar Saba, Mohammed Adamu Babamini,and Ibrahim Mohammed Emigi. Others include, Haruna Mohammed, Isah Baba Madu, Ndama Sheshi, Isah Mohammed and Mohammed Ndabida.
Justice Maimuna Talatu Abubakar said the substance offence which they are convicted is in pursuance under section 221(A), of the penal code.The penalty provided there is death.
“It is a mandatory provision for where the court really has no discretion. I have heard learned Counsel plead. I appreciate the learned Counsel difficulties given the circumstances most also acknowledge that indeed showed maturity and exemplary conduct during the case as this.
The court in appropriate circumstances can make recommendation, however, the grievous of the crime and the mode it was carried out should not be lost track of it.
“I don’t think in the circumstances there is extenuating basis for wether the court can make recommendation. Consequently, on the first count charge of causing culpable homicide by causing death of the seven deased person I hereby sentenced you to death.
“I directed that each of you be hanged by neck until you are death. May Almighty Allah have mercy on your soul”.
Justice Maimuna Abubakar declared.
“Twenty Five of them were on the 7 October, 2019, charged to the Minna High court by the office of the. Attorney general through the director of public prosecution (DPP), for attacking Gaba community also in Lavun local government over farmlands.
The Bida high court had on 22 , September 2018 delivered judgement in favour of Gaba community over a lingering farm land belonging to Gaba community.
According to the charges the Gaba community were on the farmland along with some surveyors who were on the farmland to demacate the boundaries then the Anfani community launched an offensive attacks on them with dangerous weapons and seven persons were killed on the spots.
Justice Maimuna Talatu Abubakar, while reviewing the case against them she avered that the prosecuting counsel had proved the charges against the eleven convict beyond reasonable doubt “and the first to the eleven convicts are found guilty as charged and they hereby sentenced to death by hanging.”
She further sentenced them to life inmprisonment on anther count charge and 14 years imprisonment without option of fine and the both jailterm should run consecutively.
Justice Maimuna Abubakar found them guilty on culpable homicide punishable under section 221 of the penal code which attract death sentence while they were found guilty on the count 9 which carried life jail as well as conspiracy which attract 14 years jailterm respectively.
However, the Defence Counsel to the convicts, Barrister Lerry Otahagwa had earlier pleaded with the judge to temper Justice with mercy while convicting them.
The Special Adviser to the President on National Assembly Matters(Senate), Sen. Basheer Lado, CON, has felicitated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, on his 73rd Birthday Anniversary.
Lado in a congratulatory message on Friday in Abuja, described the President as a selfless leader and one who had sacrificed so much for the sustenance of democracy in Nigeria.
He said, “today, we celebrate not just the birth of a man, but the rise of a legacy.
“We celebrate not just the years in your life, but the life in your years.
“We celebrate not just the path you’ve walked, but the footprints you’ve left behind.”
The Special Adviser said the President’s life was a testament to the power of courage, resilience, and faith in the promise of the Nigerian nation.
He commended the ‘President’s determination as well as his relentless effort in ensuring adequate security, economic growth and political stability in the country.
According to Him, President Tinubu’s doggedness and passion for good governance has set Nigeria on a high pedestal in the comity of nations.
“You dreamed when others doubted, you sacrificed when others conformed, and you led when others retreated.
“On this special day, I proudly join millions across Nigeria and the world to salute your strength and celebrate your service,”he said.
Lado prayed for divine wisdom as the President continued to steer the ship of the nation toward renewed hope and greatness.
He further prayed that the glory of the President’s latter years would surpass his achievements in the past.
The Nigerian Council of Legal Education, the academic institute training lawyers before mobilizing for Call to the Bar said, the 2024 Bar Part results would be release any time soon.
The assurance came amid tension by the students who wrote the examination in November and are awaiting release of the results to determine if they have cleared or have to resit papers.
In a memo released and signed by the School management on Friday 28th March, 2025, the attention of candidates and the public was drawn to the fact that the Council has been working on the results and has progressed into a phase where the results will be released soon.
Part of the memo sighted by CAPITAL POST in Abuja said: Candidates who wrote the November 2024 Bar Final Examinations and the general public are hereby notified that the conventional processes leading to the publication of the results after approval by the Council of Legal Education are almost concluded.
“Candidates and the general public are assured that the results will be released shortly.
“The date for the Call to the Bar will be announced as soon as it is approved by the honourable Body of Benchers”, it concluded.
The Northern Senators Forum has expressed its sadness over the lynching of travelers in Uromi, Edo State, saying that they were taken aback over the gruesome killing of innocent Nigerians because of the zone where the victims came from.
The Forum was reacting to the attack that led to death of individuals on 27th March, 2025 while travelling to the Northern part of the country after they were tragically stereotyped as Fulani kidnappers and brutally murdered in a despicable manner.
The Forum in a statement issued by its Chairman, Abdulaziz Yar’adua strongly condemn the killing and described it as a heinous act which must be investigated with the culprits brought to book.
It read: “We strongly condemn this heinous act, which is a clear violation of the fundamental human rights of the victims. We urge the Edo State Government to take immediate action to identify and prosecute the perpetrators of this gruesome murder.
“We commend President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for directing the police and other security agencies to conduct a thorough investigation into this incident, with a view to arresting the culprits.
“This swift action demonstrates the government’s commitment to upholding justice and protecting the rights of all citizens.
“As stated in Section 41 of the Nigerian Constitution, every citizen has the right to freedom of movement and residence throughout the country. No citizen can be expelled from or refused entry into Nigeria. We must uphold these fundamental principles and ensure that all citizens are treated with dignity and respect.
“We call on the Edo State Government, the security agencies, and all stakeholders to work together to prevent such incidents from occurring in the future. We must promote a culture of tolerance, understanding, and peaceful coexistence among all Nigerians.”
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