5 years after, court acquits man accused of killing wife in Kano
A Kano State High Court No. 11, sitting at Bompai area of kano municipality, has discharged and acquitted a man, Yusuf Nadabo Kawule, who was standing trial for allegedly killing his wife. The court, presided over by Justice Nasir Saminu, freed the defendant after ruling that the prosecution failed to provide sufficient evidence to establish […]
In 2021, a man named Yusuf Nadabo Kawule was accused of killing his wife in Kano State, Nigeria. According to prosecutors, the incident occurred when Yusuf took his wife on a motorcycle to search for a house for her in another village, during which they were involved in an accident resulting in her death. Following this, security operatives arrested Yusuf and charged him with culpable homicide under Section 221 of the Penal Code.
However, his trial in Kano State High Court No. 11, presided over by Justice Nasir Saminu, was recently dismissed and he was acquitted. The court ruled that the prosecution had not provided sufficient evidence to establish the murder charge against him, and Yusuf pleaded not guilty to the offence throughout the trial.
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