An Ado Ekiti High Court has
passed a judgement of death by
hanging against one Mallam
Usman Sule for allegedly killing
his housemate, Mallam
Mohammed Sheu at Aramoko
Ekiti in Ekiti West Local
Government area of the state.
The two neighbours who are
from Sokoto State were said to
have engaged each other in a
minor scuffle about a year ago
until it degenerated into a full
blown crisis, which eventually
led to the death of Mohammed
Sheu.
Delivering his judgement, the
trial Judge, Justice John Adeyeye
said he was convinced that the
accused person was actually
responsible for the death of his
housemate based on the
preponderance of evidence
before him.
According to the judge, Sule
was found guilty of murder and
conspiracy based on the
avalanche of evidence
presented before him by the
prosecuting Counsel, Mr Olufemi
Alabi, a Deputy Director of Public
Prosecution in the Ekiti State
Judiciary.
Justice Adeyeye further noted
that the evidence adduced by
their co-neighbour during cross
examination was convincing
enough to indict the accused.
Baderinwa had argued during
the trial that Sule did not
commit the crime, saying only
post mortem examination could
reveal the true cause of
Mohammed’s death.
She prayed the court to
discountenance the evidence of
the witnesses, saying they lack
scientific proofs and legal
validity.
Dismissing the position
canvassed by the Counsel to the
defendant, Barr. Alabi said Sule
had earlier threatened to kill the
deceased on the fateful day ,
reminding the Court that their
co-neighbour had given
evidence in this regard.
In his judgement, the trial Judge
said the evidences of the three
other witnesses and that of
their co-neighbour as
presented by the prosecution
counsel were strong enough to
sentence the accused person.
The Judge added that the
resistance from the deceased’s
family that post mortem
examination should not be
conducted on him to ascertain
the course of his death, was not
enough obstacle to
discountenance the evidence of
the co-neighbour.
Relying on these evidence, the
Judge thereby passed the
verdict that the accused person
is guilty and that he should die
by hanging.
His family had claimed during
the trial that it was a taboo to
perform such a test on him due
to their religious inclination in
Sokoto.
http://www.codewit.com/nigeria-news/6809-court-sentences-mallam-to-death-by-hanging
Aboki's wouldnt stop amazing you with there behaviours sha..