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NSCDC Detain 15-year-old Boy For Alleged Culpable Homicide In Jigawa

Kingsley Chukwu3 months ago03 mins

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) in Jigawa says it has detained a 15-year-old boy for allegedly beating a 19-year-old with a stick that led to his death in Kafin Hausa Local Government Area of the state. The NSCDC Spokesman in the state, ASC Badaruddeen Tijjani, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday…

Supreme Court Orders Retrial Of Man Sentenced To Death Over Culpable Homicide

Kingsley Chukwu3 months ago014 mins

The Supreme Court has affirmed the lower court judgment ordering a retrial of a man, Yahaya Ibrahim, convicted and sentenced to death for culpable homicide by a Kano State High Court. The five-man panel of justices, in a unanimous judgment delivered by Justice Tijjani Abubakar, dismissed Yahaya’s appeal against the Appeal Court’s decision for lacking…