A Kano Magistrate Court presided over by
Jibrin Muhammad yesterday freed five suspected killers of Igbo woman, Bridget Agbahime.
The 74-year-old trader was killed at Kofar
Wambai market for alleged blasphemy.
Muhammad’s decision was based on the
directive of the Kano State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice.
The freed suspects, Dauda Ahmed,
Abdulmumeen Mustafa, Zubairu Abubakar, Abdullahi Abubakar and Musa Abdullahi
were challenged with a four-count charge of allegedly inciting disturbance,
culpable homicide, joint act and mischief.
The woman who hailed from Imo State was
murdered on June 2, 2016, at Kofar Wambai market over alleged blasphemy.
In his submission earlier, state counsel, Mr Rabiu Yusuf, who represented the
attorney-general of the state, told the court that they have no case against
the suspects.
“We received the case diary from the police
on June 8 and having gone through the case diary, the attorney- general of the
state evaluated the facts in accordance with sections 130 and 150 of the
criminal procedure code.”
“The legal advice presented to the court,
dated June 24, states that there is no case to answer as the suspects are all
innocent, and orders the court to discharge all the suspects.”
However, counsel to the suspects, Mr Abdulsalam Gambo, expressed happiness and
commended the attorney-general of the state for the judgment.
However, relations of the
suspects who gathered at the court, were jubilating over the judgment.
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