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- An Upper Shariah Court successful Kano has sentenced Shafiu Abubakar to decease by hanging aft helium acceptable a mosque successful Kano authorities connected occurrence during aboriginal greeting prayers
- Gadan confessed to charges of culpable homicide and causing grievous harm, starring to the court's judgement delivered connected Monday, May 26
- Whilst the tribunal ordered the forfeiture of his motorcycle, Gadan's enactment led to the decease of 23 worshippers connected May 15, 2024
Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has implicit 2 years of acquisition covering governmental parties and movements.
An precocious Shariah tribunal successful Kano state connected Monday, May 26, sentenced Shafiu Abubakar to decease by hanging for setting ablaze worshippers at a mosque successful Gadan Village of Gezawa section authorities country of state.
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11 worshippers died connected the spot, 12 died astatine the hospital
Legit.ng reported that the incidental happened erstwhile the worshippers were performing aboriginal greeting prayers connected May 15, 2024.
The arsonist reportedly locked the doorway of the mosque aft mounting it ablaze, trapping worshippers inside.
About 11 worshippers reportedly died instantly portion 12 others mislaid their lives portion receiving attraction astatine the Murtala Muhammed Specialist Hospital.
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Why Abubakar was sentenced to decease by hanging
As reported by Daily Trust, Abubakar was arraigned successful court, connected Monday and the presiding judge, Halhatu Huza’i Zakariya, recovered him blameworthy connected each the four-count complaint filed against him.
The charges are culpable homicide, effort to perpetrate homicide, causing grievous wounded and mischief by fire, contrary to the provisions of sections 143,148 and 370 of Shari’a ineligible codification of Kano State 2000.
The tribunal besides ordered 100 and different 50 lashes and a good of 1500 against the convict.
It besides ordered the forfeiture of his motorcycle to Kano authorities authorities the proceeds of which should beryllium utilized to repair the damaged mosque.
Abubakar pleaded blameworthy to deaths of 11 people
Meanwhile, Kano authorities government had arraigned Abubakar connected May 25, 2024, but helium pleaded blameworthy to the archetypal three-count complaint of culpable homicide that led to the deaths of 11 people.
An amended 4-count complaint was filed against him connected July 4, 2024
The prosecution presented 7 witnesses including Abdulaziz Yahya, the Village caput of Gadan, and ASP Abdullahi Sajoh Adamawa, a constabulary serviceman attached to Gezawa constabulary station.
Read much astir the deadly mosque arson here:
Bandits onslaught mosque, termination worshipers successful Kaduna
In different development, Legit.ng reported that suspected bandits attacked and killed 7 worshippers successful a mosque astatine Saya-Saya colony successful Ikara section authorities country of Kaduna state.
The bandits killed 5 of the victims successful the mosque and 2 others were killed astatine antithetic locations wrong the community.
According to section sources, the tragic incidental occurred erstwhile the bandits attacked the worshippers who were performing Isha’i (Sunset) prayers astatine a section mosque astir 8 p.m. connected Friday, September 1, 2023. The colony Head, Malam Abdulrahman Yusuf, who confirmed the incidental said the colony caput of the vigilante was among the worshippers killed wrong the mosque.
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