Angry Man Kills Sister’s Boyfriend
A Kano State High Court has ordered the remand of one Murtala Ado, a resident of Jemagu Quarters, for allegedly stabbing his sister’s lover to death.
The prosecution counsel, Barrister Fatima Yusuf Mohammed, arraigned the defendant on a charge of murder, contrary to Section 221 of the Penal Code.
According to the prosecution, the deceased, identified as Ado Muhammad, had visited the accused’s residence to deliver a message from a friend requesting the phone number of the accused’s sister.
However, upon returning home and finding the deceased there, Murtala allegedly attacked him, stabbing him in the stomach. The victim later died from the injuries sustained.
Presiding judge, Justice Sanusi Usman Atana, ordered that the accused be remanded in a correctional facility and adjourned the case to November 12, for further hearing.
