Yobe Court Sentences Man To Death By Hanging For Killing Wife

Yobe Court Sentences Man to Death by Hanging for Killing Wife

The Yobe State High Court sitting in Damaturu has sentenced a 45-year-old man, Abubakar Musa, popularly known as Daddy, to death by hanging for killing his wife, Ammi Adamu Mamman. The judgment was delivered by High Court 1 after the prosecution established its case against Musa beyond reasonable doubt, according to reports. Musa was arrested on January 4, 2024, following his wife’s death at New Bra-Bra Estate in Damaturu, the Yobe State capital. He was subsequently charged with culpable homicide. The then Police Public Relations Officer of the Yobe State Command, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, said the incident occurred at about 4:48 a.m. on January 4, 2024, after the ‘C’ Divisional Police Headquarters in Damaturu received a distress call. According to the police spokesperson, the couple were on the same bed when Mamman was allegedly attacked with a sharp object on the neck, resulting in severe bleeding and her eventual death. Abdulkarim said the suspect was arrested for interrogation, while the homicide unit of the State Criminal Investigation Department commenced investigations into the circumstances surrounding the incident. Mamman’s death drew widespread reactions from the university community, as she was a staff member of Yobe State University. In a newsletter published in February 2024, the university said its Vice-Chancellor, Professor Mala Mohammed Daura, mourned her death and called on security agencies to ensure that those responsible were brought to justice. The university described her death as a loss to the institution. She was buried in Potiskum on January 9, 2024.The Women-led Civil Society Organizations Network in Yobe State also condemned the killing and called for justice. The group identified Mamman as a volunteer with one of its member organisations. Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, had equally expressed condolences to the bereaved family and urged security agencies to establish the circumstances surrounding her death. Following the court’s judgment, Musa retains the right to appeal within the period prescribed by law. The sentence marks the conclusion of the trial at the High Court level, although any appeal filed by the convict could affect the subsequent legal process.