Yobe court sentences man to death for killing wife

A Yobe State High Court sitting in Damaturu has sentenced 45-year-old Abubakar Musa, also known as Daddy, to death by hanging for the culpable homicide of his wife, Ammi Adamu Mamman. According to Daily Trust, Musa was arrested by the Yobe State Police Command on January 4, 2024, following the death of the 42-year-old woman at their residence in New Bra-Bra Housing Estate.

Daily Trust reports that Musa told police he discovered his wife with a stab wound to her neck after hearing her shouting while they were sleeping. He claimed to have seen a man with a knife who was then aided by two others in escaping. However, Justice G.K. Kaigama of the Yobe State High Court No. 1 rejected Musa's plea of not guilty after hearing testimony from eight prosecution witnesses. The court found that the prosecution had established all essential elements of culpable homicide.

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