Teacher gets 15-year jail term for killing teenager in Taraba

A High Court sitting successful Jalingo has sentenced a 27-year-old Islamic teacher, Mallam Mubarak Hassan, to 15 years imprisonment for the sidesplitting of a 16-year-old boy, Mustapha Ishyaku.

The incidental occurred successful Mutum Biyu, wrong Gassol Local Government Area.

Delivering judgement connected Friday, the Chief Judge of Taraba State, Justice Joel Agya, convicted Hassan for culpable homicide not punishable by decease and sentenced him to 15 years imprisonment without an enactment of fine.

Justice Agya said the case, marked TRSJ/29C/2023, was instituted connected June 20, 2022, by the Office of the Attorney General of the state. He noted that the suspect was arraigned connected a two-count complaint bordering connected abduction and culpable homicide nether applicable provisions of the Taraba State Kidnapping and Abduction Prohibition (Amendment) Law No. 2 of 2019 and the Penal Code Law of Taraba State, 1997.

The tribunal heard that the prosecution alleged Hassan abducted the victim, murdered him, and buried his assemblage successful a shallow sedate on the Dankuturu country of Mutum Biyu.

However, the justice held that the prosecution failed to beryllium the allegation of kidnapping and abduction beyond tenable doubt. He besides noted the defence’s statement that the constabulary probe was flawed and that cardinal witnesses were not called to testify.

On the complaint of culpable homicide, Justice Agya said the prosecution did not found a lawsuit warran...