Herder allegedly hacks colleague to death in Kwara

An Ilorin Magistrate Court on Thursday ordered the remand of one  Ibrahim Garba in a Correctional facility for allegedly killing fellow herder with a machete. The Magistrate, Mrs Zainab Usman, adjourned the case until December 24, for further mention. Earlier, the prosecutor, Insp. Al-Hassan Jibrin, told the court that on October 29, Abubakar Mohammed of […]

An Ilorin Magistrate Court on Thursday ordered the remand of one  Ibrahim Garba in a Correctional facility for allegedly killing fellow herder with a machete.

The Magistrate, Mrs Zainab Usman, adjourned the case until December 24, for further mention.

Earlier, the prosecutor, Insp. Al-Hassan Jibrin, told the court that on October 29, Abubakar Mohammed of Bani, Fulani camp, Kwara State reported that on the same date some boys fought each other at a Beer Parlour, situated at Bani, Kara market.

He said that during the fight, the accused person used a machete and attacked Shehu Mohammed in his neck, which eventually resulted to his death.

The prosecutor said that the accused person also attacked Abubakar Ahmed with a machete, while Ahmed in turn defended himself with a bottle before escaping from being killed by the accused.

Jibrin said that discreet investigation conducted led to the arrest of the accused person, who was identified by Ahmed to be the one who attacked him at the beer parlour.

He said that during investigation, the accused person admitted to have taken alcoholic drink before going to the beer parlour, and a fight ensued between him and one Abu, now at large.

The prosecutor said that during the fight, Abu attacked the accused person with bottle which caused few of his teeth to remove.

Jibrin said that the accused person admitted to have attacked the deceased, Mohammed with machete in his neck, thinking it was Abu, and the attack led to Mohammed’s death.

He said that the offence was contrary to section 221 of the penal code.

The accused person pleaded not guilty to the charge. (NAN)