Six elderly persons in Katsina state have been sentenced to 20 strokes of the cane each by a Malumfashi senior magistrates’ court for constituting nuisance while drunk.Malumfashi senior magistrates’ court in Katsina state sentenced six elderly persons to 20 strokes of the cane each for constituting nuisance.Vanguard, citing the prosecuting policeofficer, Cpl. Joseph George, reports that the convicts were arrested by a team of policemen on patrol at Marabar Kankara, a suburb of Malumfashi on March 13.

The convicted persons were, Nomau Akwai, Yusuf Bature, Salisu Abdullahi, Sani Rabi’u, Sa’idu Abdullahi and Musa Yusuf, all residents of Malumfashi local government area.They were charged for engaging in actthat constituted nuisance to the public after they were found wondering and intoxicated with alcohol at Gidan Mariya and Gidan Coach.

The prosecuting police officer said the offence contravened section 183 of the penal code law and urged the courtto try them summarily.The senior magistrate, Salisu Shehu sentenced them to 20 strokes of the cane each after they pleaded guilty tothe charge.

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120 strokes of cane, ha this judge want to kill people infact the judge must be probe