On Thursday, a Kano State High Court convicted and sentenced five vigilante group members to death by hanging in connection with the death of a 17-year-old teenager.
The five convicts were identified as Emmanuel Korau, Elisha Ayuba, Irimiya Timothy, Auwalu Jafar, and Mustapha Haladu, all of whom worked at the Sani Abacha Youth Centre and were charged with the death of 17-year-old Ahmed Musa.
Barrister Lamido Soron-Dinki, the prosecution’s lead counsel, told the court that the convicts committed the crime on January 22, 2022, at around 10 a.m., in Sabon Titi, Panshekara, Kumbotso LGA of the state, after conspiring and attacking the deceased while he was crossing Sabon Titi, Panshekara Road.
According to him,
“The defendants came out from a tricycle and started beating the deceased with a long wooden hard stick (club), in the process, the deceased held the stick, and as a result, he sustained grievous injuries which led to his death.”
Presiding judge Chief Judge, Justice Dije Aboki, said the prosecution counsel presented five witnesses to the court and proved his case beyond reasonable doubt.
He said the offence contravened the provisions of sections 97 and 221(b) of the Penal Code.
Justice Dije Aboki therefore sentenced the five defendants to death by hanging.