Court remands herder over homicide

A magistrate court sitting in Ilorin on Tuesday remanded one Bahago Sarki Wasagu, a cattle herder, for allegedly macheting one Ibrahim Mada who later died in hospital. He was brought to court on a two-count charge of criminal conspiracy and culpable homicide contrary to section 97 and 221 of the penal code. According to the […]

A magistrate court sitting in Ilorin on Tuesday remanded one Bahago Sarki Wasagu, a cattle herder, for allegedly macheting one Ibrahim Mada who later died in hospital.

He was brought to court on a two-count charge of criminal conspiracy and culpable homicide contrary to section 97 and 221 of the penal code.

According to the charge sheet, the accused stated that he went to the beer parlour with his brother, Ali, where they met the deceased who he claimed had assaulted him in the past.

“You slapped the deceased and told him you are ready to fight and, in the process, mistakenly threw away a bottle of beer belonging to one Tara who pulled his machete to fight you.

“But you conspired with others at large to machete the deceased on his leg severely and he later died in hospital,” the police alleged.

Prosecutor, Olayide Sekunda, urged the court to remand the accused (who is yet to get a legal representation) in prison.

The court declined to take the plea of the accused pending the advice of the State Director of Public Prosecution (DPP).

Magistrate T.F Ajayi further added that the court lacked jurisdiction to try the case and adjourned it to April 18, 2021 for further mention.