From Yakubu Mustapha, Minna
Eleven persons from Anfani community in Lavun Local Government Area of Niger State, have been sentenced to death by hanging, after being found guilty of 9 count charges brought against them.
They were charged for killing seven people in the same local government.
Presiding Judge, Justice Maimuna Abubakar of Minna High Court Number Six, noted that the prosecuting counsel had proved the charges against the eleven people beyond reasonable doubt.
He explained that the first to the eleven accused were found guilty as charged and sentenced to death by hanging.
He discharged and acquitted 15 others arraigned along with the convicted persons for lack of diligence and proper prosecution against them.
“Twenty five persons from Afani were on the 7 October, 2019 charged to the Minna High Court by the Office of the Attorney General through the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), for killing seven people from Gaba community, also in Lavun local government over land dispute about two years ago.”
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