“We received a report that one Sani was stabbed to death by his own sister.” Nigeria
Tragic struk the Sulaiman family when the deceased and his sister engaged in a minor misunderstanding, which dramatically led to a physical combat, ending with the death of Sani at their Badawa layout quarters in Kano metropolis.
When contacted, police spokesperson in Kano, DSP Abdullahi Haruna, confirmed the development. He said a detachment of operatives were deployed to the scene soon after receiving the distress call only to find the victim lying lifeless. He added that the Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Iliyasu, had ordered the arrest of the suspected murderer and the case has been transferred to State Criminal Investigation Department for discreet investigation.In another development, an Igbosere High Court in Lagos has sentenced a man, Obinna Udefi, to 14 years imprisonment for the 2009 death of his younger sister, Oluchi.
But dismissing the state’s allegation, Justice Akintoye upheld Udefi’s argument that after he pushed Oluchi, she fell against a crate of empty bottles and landed on some of the bottles, which had broken on the floor.The judge held: “The prosecution has been unable to prove that this act of the defendant was intentional. I further find that while the prosecution was unable to prove a case of murder, they have been able to establish a case of manslaughter.
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