The Yola High Court presided over by Justice
Waziri today ruled that five accused persons will face the hook for the
murder of a herdsman, Adamu, in Demsa Local Government in Adamawa.
Justice Waziri stated that Alex Amos, Alheri
Phanuel, Holy Boniface, Jerry Gideon and Jari Sabagi all of Demsa local
government area were conspirators and therefore guilty of the crime and
culpable homicide.
The men were accused of attacking a group of herdsmen
in January 2017, murdered the deceased, threw his body in the stream and also wounded as
many cows as possible in Kadamun village.
Justice Waziri ruled that the prosecution
counsel Barrister Salihu Muhammad has proved the case against the five convicts
beyond reasonable doubt. He also said their action was contrary to section
96 (1) (a) and sections 79 and 221 (b) of the penal code.
"I hereby sentenced the accused persons on
counts one and two to death by hanging while on counts four and five; I
sentenced the accused to three years in prison to run concurrently. Any aggrieved
party is at liberty to file an appeal to the Court of Appeal Yola Judicial
Division within 90 days from today," the judge ruled
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