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Man stabs farmer to death over firewood in Jigawa

April 19, 2022 No Comments

Police operatives in Jigawa have arrested a 25-year-old man, Saminu Muntari, for allegedly stabbing a farmer to death in the state.

The spokesman for the state police command, Lawan Shiisu, who confirmed the development to journalists in Dutse on Monday, said the deceased, Murtala Alhassan, challenged Muntari on April 15 for trespassing into his farm to fetch firewood.

He said the suspect later went to the deceased’s residence and stabbed him with a knife for challenging him over the firewood.

The victim, according to Shiisu, died on the spot.

He said: “On April 16, the District Head of Kwalam Village in Taura Local Government Area informed the police that one Murtala Alhassan of Kaura Village noticed that one Saminu Muntari trespassed into his farmland and cut firewood.

“That Alhassan inquired from Muntari why he cut firewood from his farm without his consent.

“Later in the day, Muntari went to the house of Alhassan and stabbed him with a knife on the right side of his chest as a result of which he died on the spot.

“Muntari also stabbed an eyewitness, Sunusi Nasiru, on his left hand for attempting to apprehend him.”

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Court sentences farmer to death for killing herdsman in self defence

November 3, 2021 No Comments

A Yola High Court sitting in Adamawa State has sentenced a rice farmer, Kabiru Zelani to death by hanging for overpowering his assailant, said to be a herdsman.

According to SaharaReporters, the farmer had overpowered the herder identified as Ardo Ali and stabbed him to death.

Zelani, 22, reportedly used his attacker’s assault dagger to stab him to death during an invasion of his farmland on October 18, 2015 in Adamawa state.

The convict, who has been standing trial for more than 5 years, was on Tuesday handed a death sentence and would be hanged for stabbing an intruding herder, Ali, to death.

Zelani had narrated that “while working on my rice farm on 18th October, 2015, the deceased came and put his animals on my rice farm. When I saw that the animals were destroying the crops, I confronted the herder; so he became provoked.

“The herder used his cutlass and struck me on my right hand, the evidence of which could be seen here, a scar, showing serious injury, and that he also pulled out his knife and tried to stab me, but I (Zelani) fell the herder on the ground.”

Justice Fatimah Ahmed Tafida of the High Court IV, sitting in Yola, the state capital, convicted Zelani, after he was tried and found guilty of culpable homicide punishable by death contrary to section 221(b) of the state penal code law.

The judge declared that the prosecution had proved its case beyond reasonable doubt and that “the court hereby sentences you, Kabiru Zelani, to death by hanging until certified dead by a medical doctor”.

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29 year-old Ex-student and Farmer to die by hanging for killing Herdsman who tried to Kill him

February 14, 2021 No Comments

A 29 year-old farmer, Sunday Jackson of Dong community in Demsa Local Government Area, Adamawa state has been convicted and sentenced to death by hanging for killing a herdsman.

Sunday Jackson who was tried by Honourable Justice Fatima Ahmed Tafida led High Court for culpable homicide punishable with death contrary to section 221 of the penal code law, was convicted and sentenced to death by hanging.

The convict was found guilty of causing the death of the herdsman, Buba Ardo Bawuro by stabbing him with a knife on the neck in a bush in Kodomti community, Numan LGA.

In his extra judicial confessional statement admitted in evidence, Sunday Jackson narrated that while he was working in his farm in a bush in Kodomti, the deceased came and put his cattle in his farm, but when he asked the Fulani herdsman why did he do so, the herdsman did not say anything.

According to him, he pursued the animals out of his farm, but the Fulani herdsman brought out his knife and advanced towards him with the knife and that on his part, he had nothing in his hand to defend himself.

Sunday Jackson said that he started running and screaming but no one came to his rescue, saying that as he was running, the herdsman trailed him and stabbed him with the knife at the back of his head.

He added that he then turned back to hit the deceased with his left leg, but he was not lucky as the deceased used the knife and stabbed him on the left leg.

At that point, according to him, he got scared when he discovered that the Fulani herdsman was trying to stab him again, saying that he held the hand of the deceased, and that as they were struggling, he collected the knife, stabbed him 3 times on his neck and threw away the knife.

But when he was arraigned before the court earlier, the defendant and now the convict pleaded not guilty to the offence, and in an effort to establish its case against him, the prosecution called 2 witnesses.

Arguing his case earlier, the defence counsel, F. A. Ogbe, told the court that the action of his client was in self defense, and prayed the court to discharge and acquit the farmer and former student G.D.S.S Zangun in Numan LGA.

On his part, counsel to the prosecution, N. J. Atiku, urged the court to convict the defendant solely on his confessional statement, and based on the fact that the death of human being had actually occurred.

In its verdict on Wednesday, the court presided by Justice Fatima Ahmed Tafida, said that the defendant had confessed to be the one that actually killed the herdsman, and that his confessional statement alone is enough to warrant his conviction.

Justice Fatima held that the defendant having disarmed the deceased, had the opportunity to escape for his life but failed to so do, saying that having considered the evidence (exhibits) tendered and the fact that they were not discredited, the prosecution has proved its case against the defendant and sentenced him to death by hanging.

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Livestock Guards arrest farmer, son for alleged cattle rustling in Benue

January 30, 2021 No Comments

Benue State Livestock Guards on Friday arrested a farmer, Atsegba Ukua, and his son for rustling six cattle in Gbajimba, Guma local government area of the state.

The Special Adviser on Security to the Governor, Col. Paul Hemba (retd), told journalists on Saturday in Makurdi that the duo were arrested on their way to sell the cattle.

According to him, Ukua told the Livestock Guards that he seized the cattle on his farm because they were destroying his crops and was on his way to sell them to recover his losses.

Hemba added that the government was not satisfied with the farmer’s explanation and he would be treated as a cattle rustler.

He said: “We do not accept his explanation. He is a cattle rustler and will be treated as such. He and his son would be handed over to the police for prosecution.

“This is part of the reason why Governor Samuel Ortom advocated for ranching to end all forms of criminality associated with open grazing.”

He promised that the six cattle would be handed over to the representatives of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) for handing over to the owner.