Islamic teacher jailed 15 years for killing minor in Taraba

A Taraba State High Court has sentenced an Islamic teacher, Mallam Mubarak Hassan, 27, to 15 years’ imprisonment for the sidesplitting of six-year-old Mustapha Ishyaku successful Mutum Biyu, Gassol Local Government Area.

Delivering judgement connected Friday successful Jalingo, the Chief Judge of Taraba State, Justice Joel Agya, recovered Hassan blameworthy of culpable homicide not punishable with death.

The tribunal ruled that the convict would service 15 years successful situation without the enactment of a fine. The condemnation is to instrumentality effect from March 3, 2022, the day of his arrest.

Justice Agya, however, discharged and acquitted Hassan of charges of abduction and kidnapping.
The justice recalled that the case, marked TRSJ/29C/2023, was filed connected June 20, 2022 by the Office of the Attorney General of Taraba State.

The prosecution had accused Hassan of abducting the child, sidesplitting him, and burying his assemblage successful a shallow sedate on Dankuturu successful Mutum Biyu.

According to the court, the archetypal complaint bordered connected abduction nether Section 3(a) of the Taraba State Kidnapping and Abduction Prohibition (Amendment) Law No. 2 of 2019, portion the 2nd complaint was culpable homicide nether Section 221(a) of the Taraba State Penal Code Law, 1997.

During the trial, defence counsel argued that the prosecution failed to beryllium the allegations of kidnapping and abduction beyond tenable doubt, citing lapses successful pol...