COURT SENTENCES MAN TO DEATH FOR KILLING A FRIEND OVER N30, 000 IN ADAMAWA

Adamawa State High Court of Justice has convicted and sentenced a middle age man, Festus Stephen, to death by hanging for killing his friend, Mohammed Sani (Jega) over N30, 000.

Justice Bulila Ladokiya Ikharo, sentenced the defendant after he was tried and found guilty for the offence of culpable homicide punishable with death under section 192 (2) of the penal code law.

The presiding judge said that she cannot find any other intention more than the fact that the defendant intended and indeed killed the deceased, saying that the convict intended by his act to cause the death of the deceased.

"It is very clear that the defendant had intention of killing the deceased. He used a cutlass and stabbed the deceased twice on the head, a very vital part of the body. As if that was not enough, he locked him up in the room in his pool and left". She stated.

"On the whole, I hereby find and hold that the prosecution had proved its case against the defendant beyond reasonable doubt and I so convict the defendant as charged". She held.

She further stated thus:" I wish I could do otherwise considering the fact that the convict is a young man, but my hands are tied. The provision of Section 192 (a) of the Penal Code is mandatory and must be carried out. Accordingly, I hereby sentence you Festus Stephen to death by hanging. May God have mercy on you".

According to the prosecution, Festus of sabon Pegi bye-pass, Yola town, Yola South LGA on or about the 19th October, 2018, at sabon pegi caused the death of one Mohammed Sali (Jega) by hitting him several times with the intention of causing his death.

NEWS PLATFORM gathered that the convict gave the deceased who happened to be his friend a loan of N30,000.00, but Mohammed could not pay back the money at the agreed time.

While both of them were in the room on that fateful day, the convict demanded that the deceased should refund him his money, but that late Jega, told to him that he was going to pay back the following week. 

It was as as result of that that misunderstanding ensued between the duo shortly after they had taken codeine and smoked indian hemb in the room.

The deceased attempted to pick a knife under the bed to stab the convict, but that the convict quickly picked a cutlass  and matcheted him 2 times on the head as a result of which the victim fell down in his pool of blood and died.

The convict hurriedly picked a packet of cigarette, locked the door and fled to Mubi where he committed another murder and currently standing another trial for alleged culpable homicide before Hon. Justice Danladi Muhammed led High Court.