The condemned men were arrested in June 2021 and prosecuted with others now at large.
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The court also sentenced them to life imprisonment for robbery, which is punishable under Section 298 of the Penal Code, Cap 3 law of Jigawa State, 2012. Also, the convicts, together with others now at large, attacked one Eze Emmanuel in his shop at Kore village in Danbatta Local Government Area of Kano State and robbed him of an unspecified amount of money. They also abducted Mr Emmanuel and received a ransom of N14,650,000 before releasing him.The court also convicted the second defendant, Mr Saleh, a.k.a. Ustaz, of another charge of culpable homicide, abduction, criminal conspiracy, and trespass.
Providing further clarification to our reporter on the cases, the state’s Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Bello Fanini, said the convicts were members of a syndicate that terrorised the state until they were arrested.
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