A 50 year-old woman, Binta Mohammed, on Wednesday appeared before a Kaduna Sharia Court, Magajin Gari for alleged initiating a 12-year-old girl into witchcraft.
Prosecutor Haruna Ibrahim told the Court that one Amina Kawu, of house No. B29, Rock Road, Tudun Nupawa, Kaduna had on Nov. 9 reported to the police that her house help, Jummai Monday, had been initiated into witchcraft.
Ibrahim said the witchcraft was given to Monday inside fish sometimes in September.
He added that the house help had mentioned her members as Binta Mohammed, alias Mama Shehu and Adebowale Ajami of Ribadu Crescent, Tudun Nupawa, kaduna.
The prosecutor further told the court that the complainant told the police that her house help had informed her that her members had been persuading her to bring Sultan Aminu, her son to be killed.
He said Aminu was critically sick and behaving abnormal, adding that the offence committed is contrary to the Section 216 (a)(b) of the Penal Code.
The accused, Binta, however, pleaded not guilty of the charge.
The Presiding Officer, Malam Usman Ibrahim, after hearing from the prosecutor adjourned the case to Nov. 20, for the witnesses to testify.
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this is not even news
ReplyDeleteWhich kind of case is this. How can you prove the case of witchcraft. This is one of the reasons that numerous childrem in Akwa Ibom and Cross River are been thrown out and are being dehumanised.This kind of attitude is unacceptable and the court should place appropriate sanctions on anyone that raise false and unsubstanciated alarm and claims.
ReplyDeleteWitchcraft matters are purely spiritual and should be handled spiritually. So long as the defendant pleads not guilty, I wonder what evidences the judge would hold tenable to convict her.
ReplyDeletebut in the sharia law court anything is possible
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