Court Sentences Zamfara Man to Death for Killing Friend Over N100

• Anas Dahiru, would spend the rest of his life in prison and would also die by hanging, following a recent court judgment
• The High Court, Zamfara divison, sentenced the accused for the murder of his friend, Shamu Ibrahim, over a dispute involving N100
• The presiding judge, Justice Mukhtar Yusha’u, delivered the verdict after careful consideration of the case

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Zamfara state, Gusau - The Federal High Court, Zamfara division, has sentenced a man identified simply as Anas Dahiru to death by hanging for killing his friend because of N100.

Court takes action on Zamfara murder case

As reported by The Punch, Dahiru was brought to the court in June 2017 for allegedly stabbing his friend, Shamu Ibrahim, to death.

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Delivering the judgment on Thursday, December 7, the presiding judge, Justice Mukhtar Yusha’u, convicted Dahiru for killing his friend.

“Having listened to both sides, I hereby sentenced the convict (Anas Dahiru) to death by hanging as enshrined in Section 221 of the Penal Code,” the judge ruled.

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Justice Abiola Soladoye of an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, on Monday, November 20, sentenced the convict to double life imprisonment.

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Also, Legit.ng reported that a 48-year-old pastor, Uduak Udo Umoren and his 34-year-old brother, Emmanuel Udo Umoren, a motorcyclist popularly called ‘okada’, were sentenced to death by hanging for killing a farmer over a parcel of land.

Justice Winifred Effiong of the Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Essien Udim gave the judgement after finding both brothers guilty of murder and sentenced them to death by hanging.

Source: Legit.ng