From Ahmed Idris, Birnin Kebbi
A Senior Director in the state Ministry for Higher Education, Aliyu Shehu Jega and two others, have been arraigned before Birnin Kebbi, Magistrate Court for allegedly beating the Chief Magistrate of Court 3, Chief Magistrate Umar Salisu Kokani.
Other Defendants in the matter are Yahaya Badaru and Murtala Surajo.
Counsel to the plaintiff, SM Danyaro said the suspects, sometimes in September, were arrested by the police for criminal offences boardering on conspiracy, criminal and assault against a chief Magistrate.
In his submission, Police Prosecution Officer, Jubril Abba appealed to the court for postponement of the case arguing that witnesses in the case are not available and that they just collected the case file to prepare their defence before the court.
Abba said, “You see, what transpired according to the first information report was that sometimes in September this year, Chief Magistrate Umar Salisu Kokani was at the Ministry for Higher Education in Birnin Kebbi.
“While he was performing ablution one of the suspects approached him and argument ensued between them but as he made to go one the suspects, a director in the state ministry slapped him and two others joined him in beating the magistrate.
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