Adamawa court remands two for alleged strangling of 14-year-old boy

The Chief Magistrate Court I sitting successful Yola, Adamawa State, has remanded 2 suspects successful situation custody implicit the alleged sidesplitting of a 14-year-old boy, Nyalli Muktari.

The defendants, Safiyanu Mohammed, 22, and Muhammed Bello, 20, some of Shelleng Local Government Area, were ordered to beryllium remanded astatine a correctional centre by the Chief Magistrate, Bello Ismail.

They are facing charges of transgression conspiracy, kidnapping, theft, and culpable homicide, contrary to Sections 60, 248, 276, and 191 of the Adamawa State Penal Code Law.

Earlier, portion arraigning the defendants, the constabulary prosecutor, ASP Zakka Musa, told the tribunal that the offences were committed connected March 30, 2026.

He said the Divisional Police Headquarters successful Shelleng received a study astir the disappearance of the deceased from Babban Dada colony successful Shelleng LGA.

According to him, the boy’s assemblage was aboriginal discovered successful a adjacent bush during a hunt operation, and the defendants were subsequently arrested during investigation.

The authoritative further told the tribunal that the defendants allegedly sent the unfortunate to the location of 1 Saidu Modi to cod a mobile telephone from his woman nether the pretence that her hubby had requested it.

He said the lad delivered the telephone to the defendants, but erstwhile they realised helium could place them, they allegedly strangled him and dumped his assemblage successful a adjacent bush.

Musa ...