Kaduna State government yesterday asked a High Court to sentence 50 Shi’ite members to death for allegedly causing the death of a soldier.
The government had filed a five-count charge against the accused before Justice David Wyom.
It accused them of criminal conspiracy, unlawful assembly, culpable homicide, disturbance of public peace and wrongful restrain.
In the petition, counsel to the government, Mr. Bayero Diri, said the offences were punishable under sections 97, 221, 102, 106 and 225 of the Penal Code Law, Laws of Kaduna State 1991.
The government said the offence was committed between December 12 and 14 last year in Zaria.
It alleged that the suspects, among other things, shot dead Cpl. Yakubu Dankaduna “with a gun when he alighted from the convoy to disperse the Shi’ite members.”
Section 102 of the Penal Code prescribes death sentence for such offence.
The prosecution told the court that they intended to present 39 witnesses.
The plea of the accused was not taken, as the judge adjourned sitting till May 16.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt that the 50 suspects were among the 265 persons in custody. They were arrested during the Shi’ite’s clash with the Army on December 12 and 14 last year. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Death sentence for 50pple coz of death of 1 soldier when the military killed more than 300 of there members? Its just funny
ReplyDeleteThe body of the dead soldier must be riddled with bullets!!! Or did 50 people shoot only one gun??
ReplyDeleteSometimes you don't judge these things that way. As a form of future damage/crisis control, it's better to apply the stringent penalty to these people if they are partners in conspiracy. Else, leaving them might be potential breeding of the extemely dangerous group, as they are described.
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