Court Sentences Man To Death For Killing Siblings In Kogi

 

By Ige Olugbenga

The Kogi State High Court sitting in Koton-arfi, has sentenced one Ibrahim Muhammed to death for killing two siblings and burying their corpses in his compound.

The accused who was arraigned before Justice Ajileye Alaba for robbery and culpable homicide of the two brothers, Mohammed Kudu Abubakar and Umar Tanko Abubakar has been found guilty of the charges.

Justice Alaba while reading his ruling said the police’s first information report read that the accused, Ibrahim Muhammed in January 2016, robbed Tanko Abubakar and his brother Mohammed of his Toyota Carina Wagon with registration number Niger BDA 902 AA and thereby, committed an offence punishable under section 298(a) of the penal code.

He said according to the police report, the accused also poisoned the two brothers, and then killed them by hitting them on the head with a pestle when the poison failed to react quickly; an offence punishable under section 221(a) of the penal code.

Accused pleaded not guilty

Though the accused pleaded not guilty to the charges, the presiding judge Justice Alaba said he holds that, after poisoning the two brothers, in his downright criminality, he hit their heads with a pestle (Exhibit p7) to hasten their annihilation and in order to avoid any trace of his brutal and inhuman act.

At the end, the counsel to the government, Barr. Mathew Eguche, applauded the court for the judgement while the counsel to the accused, Barr. Henry Akunebu, said the judgement manifested what the law is.