- Following a thorough review of both sides of the case, Yusha’u found Anas guilty of his friend’s murder
The Zamfara State High Court has sentenced Anas Dahiru to death by hanging for the murder of his friend over a N100 dispute. Dahiru faced trial since June 2017 after being accused of fatally stabbing Shamu Ibrahim during a fight over the said amount.
Presiding Judge, Justice Mukhtar Yusha’u, delivered the verdict, stating that Anas Dahiru from Unguwar Dallatu area in Gusau, the state capital, was charged for killing Shamsu Ibrahim with a knife due to a dispute involving N100.
Following a thorough review of both sides of the case, Yusha’u found Anas guilty of his friend’s murder.
He said, “Having listened to both sides, I hereby sentence the convict (Anas Dahiru) to death by hanging as enshrined in Section 221 of the Panel Code.”
In a related development, the presiding judge also convicted one Sadiqu Abubakar for attempted armed robbery in the Bungudu Local Government Area of the state.
Sadiqu was convicted for attacking one businessman in Runji village of Bungudu who gallantly arrested the armed rubber and handed him over to the police.