- Sharia Judge Abdullahi Aliyu Doya handed down the judgment during a court session on May 10, 2024
In Bauchi State, one Abdullahi Sani has been sentenced to death by stoning over alleged homosexuality.
A Sharia Court in Ningi Local Government Area of the north east State convicted and sentenced Sani from Unguwar Makara Huta.
A Sharia Judge, Abdullahi Aliyu Doya, handed down the judgment during a court session on May 10, 2024 after finding Sani guilty of the offence as charged.
The Sharia Judge stated that the Court commenced hearing on the case on 02/05/2024 and closed it on Thursday, 09/05/2024, for judgment and sentence, after listening to various arguments.
He explained that based on witness testimonies and the defendant’s admission of guilt, Abdullahi Sani was found guilty and sentenced to death by stoning in accordance with the provisions of sections 131, 132, and 133 of the Bauchi State Administration of Criminal Justice, 2001.
Recall that on July 1, 2022, a Sharia court delivered judgment and sentenced three people to death by stoning for a similar offence