Man remanded for assaulting neighbour

A Sharia court in Kano State on Tuesday remanded a 28-year-old man, Abubakar Yahaya, for allegedly assaulting his neighbour, Amir Sani. Earlier, the prosecutor, Insp Abdullahi Wada, told the court that the complainant reported the matter at the Mandawari Police Station, Kano, on May 23, that on the same day at about 6m the defendant […]

A Sharia court in Kano State on Tuesday remanded a 28-year-old man, Abubakar Yahaya, for allegedly assaulting his neighbour, Amir Sani.

Earlier, the prosecutor, Insp Abdullahi Wada, told the court that the complainant reported the matter at the Mandawari Police Station, Kano, on May 23, that on the same day at about 6m the defendant and himself had an altercation over a football match.

He said the defendant then insulted the complainant and hit him on the head with an iron rod and caused him grievous hurt.

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The Khadi, Malam Umar Lawal-Abubakar, ordered the remand of the defendant at the Goron-Dutse Correctional Centre after he pleaded guilty to the charge and adjourned the case to June 17, for summary trial. (NAN)