Jigawa State Excessive Court docket No. 8 has sentenced two kidnappers, Sani Mohammed, and Babannan Saleh (alias Ustaz), to dying by hanging after they have been discovered responsible of abduction, theft, and felony conspiracy.
The judgment, delivered on Tuesday by Justice Mohammed Kaugama, got here after a sequence of high-profile kidnappings in Jigawa State.
Justice Kaugama confirmed that the prosecution had confirmed its case past an inexpensive doubt, resulting in the convicts’ sentences.
“The convicts are hereby sentenced to dying by hanging for the offence of abduction,” acknowledged Justice Kaugama, referring to Part 27 of the Violence Towards Individuals (Prohibition) Regulation No. 2 of Jigawa State, 2021.
“The sentences for theft and felony conspiracy can even be served concurrently with life imprisonment and three years, respectively,” he added.
In a separate case involving Babannan Saleh, the courtroom heard testimonies from 10 witnesses.
Saleh was discovered responsible of abduction, culpable murder, felony conspiracy, and trespass.
He obtained the dying penalty for abduction and culpable murder, together with 10 and three-year jail sentences for the opposite offences.
The convicts have been linked to a string of kidnappings throughout the area.
In keeping with the Director of Protocol and Publicity for the Jigawa Judiciary, Abbas Wangara, the convicts have been concerned in a number of high-profile instances.
“In a single occasion, the convicts kidnapped Hamidan Abdu from Shangel Village in Ringim Native Authorities Space, robbing him of an unspecified quantity and demanding a ransom of N20 million.
“They have been additionally concerned within the abduction of Mr. Eze Viginus Emmanuel from his store in Kore Village, Danbatta Native Authorities Space, Kano State, the place they obtained a ransom of N14.65 million earlier than releasing him,” he mentioned.
Babannan Saleh (alias Ustaz) confronted additional costs for his function in a case of abduction and homicide.
He was convicted of abducting Abdullahi Jarma from Maigatari City, Jigawa State, and demanding a ransom of N100 million.
“After prolonged negotiations, Abdullahi Jarma’s household paid N2.5 million, which was handed to Ahmed Nadabo for supply to the abductors,” Wangara defined.
“Tragically, the abductors shot and killed Nadabo through the ransom change,” he added.
Moreover, Saleh was convicted of kidnapping Alhaji Kabiru Taura from Taura City, Jigawa State, and demanding N20 million for his launch.