{
  "id": 16092591,
  "title": "Yobe: Court Sentences Man To Death For Killing Wife",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/yobe-court-sentences-man-to-death-for-killing-wife-16092591",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T19:06:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/yobe-court-sentences-man-to-death-for-killing-wife/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On January 4, 2024, 45-year-old Abubakar Musa, also known as Daddy, was arrested by Yobe State Police Command for the murder of his 42-year-old wife, Ammi Adamu Mamman. The couple's residence in New Bra-Bra Housing Estate, Damaturu, served as the scene of the crime. Musa claimed to have discovered his wife had been stabbed in the neck while they were sleeping in the same bed. He reported the incident to the police, stating that he heard his wife shout and, upon waking up, found her bleeding heavily from a stab wound to her neck.\n\nDuring the trial, the Chief Judge of the Yobe State High Court No. 1, Justice G.K. Kaigama, heard testimony from eight prosecution witnesses. After carefully considering the evidence, Justice Kaigama ruled that Musa was guilty of culpable homicide. The prosecution had successfully demonstrated all the essential elements of the crime, and their case was proven beyond a reasonable doubt. Musa's defense team maintained that other individuals had broken into their home and killed his wife, but the judge rejected this plea of not guilty, allowing the convicted man to appeal the decision within a 30-day period as required by law.",
  "summary": "A Yobe State High Court sitting in Damaturu has sentenced a 45-year-old man, Abubakar Musa, popularly known as Daddy, to death by hanging for killing his wife, Ammi Adamu Mamman. The convict was arrested by operatives of the Yobe State Police Command on January 4, 2024, following the death of his 42-year-old wife at their […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": "https://urgent.news/ill/16092591.png",
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Yobe court sentences man to death for killing wife",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/yobe-court-sentences-man-to-death-for-killing-wife-16106929",
        "published": "2026-10-22T21:28:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}