A 50 year old woman, Abida Muhammed who was accused of killing her daughter Amina by witchcraft, has admitted to have committed the act before a Yola Magistrate Court 4.
Held from Tasu village in Song Local Government Area of Adamawa state, Abida who was arraigned before Chief Magistrate Court Yola for allegedly killing her daughter aged 36, pleaded guilty to the offence and further informed the court that she was responsible for the demise of her daughter.
She told the Court that she bewitched her daughter by giving her spirit to one Abubakar Musa a fellow witchcraft who slaughtered her for their meat.
Abida who is standing trial as 4th defendant along with three (3) other suspected witchcrafts, was arraigned before the Magistrate Court following the arrest of the 1st defendant Abubakar Musa who had since been remanded at a correctional centre in connection with the killing through witchcraft.
Abubakar Musa was earlier arraigned before the court following a direct criminal complaint lodged in court by Dan Sokoto of the same Tasu community pursuant to section 91,112 of the state Administration of Criminal Justice Law 2018.
Dan Sokoto, a farmer had earlier told the court that his daughter fell sick sometimes back, but the 1st defendant confessed that he was the one that bewitched her and responsible for her sickness.
The complainant told the court that after Abubakar Musa, a Butcher in Tasu community confessed to bewitching his daugther, was subsequently compelled by a native doctor to restore the health of his victim which he did so and his daugther immediately recovered.
According to him, the accused further confessed to be the one that killed one man in the community, and that he is a member of a union of witchrafts who terrorised the community and environs.
Dan Sokoto told the court that the act of the defendant amounted to witchcraft contrary to section 187 of the penal code law, 2018.
But upon his arraignment in court, the suspect, Abubakar Musa admitted committing the offence, saying that his primary role is slauthering anyone they bewitched or giving to him by other fellow witchcrafts.
It was during cross examination that he mentioned the names of Abida Mohammed, Murtala Wanzam and Dan Mainama who were also apprehended and currently standing trial as 4th, 2nd, and 3rd defendants.
It was after he pleaded guilty to the offence as charged that the court ordered that he should be remanded in prison custody pending investigation.
But the court presided over by Magistrate Abdulrazak Adamu adjourned the matter to the 11th January, 2021 for ruling, and ordered that the defendant be remanded in prison custody till then.
Alhamdulillah for introducing judgement for witchcraft.
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