An FCT High Court in Maitama has fixed today for ruling on a
no-case submission filed by Maryam Sanda, charged with the alleged killing of
her husband, Bilyaminu Bello.
A no-case submission literally means an application by the
defendant submitting that the prosecution had not led enough evidence to
warrant for conviction or for the defendant (s) to defend herself.
If the application succeeds, the defendant (s) will be discharged
and acquitted. However, if it fails, the defendant (s) will be ordered to open
her defence.
Maryam is being tried before the court presided over by
Justice Yusuf Halilu for allegedly killing Bello, a nephew of former PDP
Chairman, Alhaji Bello Halliru Muhammad.
She was docked alongside her brother, Aliyu Sanda; her
mother, Maimuna Aliyu and her housemaid, Sadiya Aminu, who were charged with
assisting her to conceal the evidence by cleaning the blood of the deceased
from the scene of the crime. They pleaded not guilty.
Police had subsequently called six witnesses to corroborate
the charge.
At the last hearing yesterday, Maryam had through her
counsel, Olusegun Jolaawo, told the court that the prosecution had not made a
prima facie case against her to warrant her to defend herself.
She then urged the court to uphold the no case submission
and discharge her of the murder charge.
Also, counsel for the three other defendant, Hussein Musa,
in his submission urged the court to discharge and acquit the defendants
because the prosecution did not adduce enough evidence to warrant them to enter
defence.
However, the prosecution counsel, Fidelis Ogbobe, while
urging the court to dismiss the no-case submission, submitted that the
prosecution had made out enough evidence to warrant the defendants to enter
defence in the case.
He said there is enough evidence that linked the defendants
to the crime, and as such, they have to make their defence to the charge.
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