Couple Facing Homicide Trial In Katsina

The Katsina Chief Magistrates’ Court has remanded a 58-year-old man, Badamosi Mohammed, and his 22-year-old wife, Maimuna in a correctional facility till February 20, 2020, as the couple look set to face charges of criminal conspiracy and culpable homicide over the death of one Salihu Mohammed.

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The police had informed the presiding judge, Hajiya Fadile Dikko that the couple had on December 23, 2019, invited Salihu to Kasai on the suspicion that he was having an affair with Maimuna.
 
The deceased was said to have met his untimely death at the vicious hands of the Badamosis after Maimuna’s husband, Mohammed, attacked him with the handle of a hoe.

According to the police report, the deceased was hit several times on his head as he entered the couple’s residence to honour their invitation.

Salihu was subsequently rushed to the Batsari General Hospital in a bid to save his life after the attack left him with severe cuts. However, he died from his injuries on the same day.

It was gathered that the incident was reported at the Batsari Police Station by the village head of Kasai on December 24, 2019.

As a result, the couple was charged with criminal conspiracy and culpable homicide in line with sections 58 and 189 of the Katsina State Penal Code, 2019.

The police prosecutor, ASP Sani Ado, prayed the court to adjourn the matter to enable the police to conclude investigation into the matter.

The presiding magistrate adjourned the case till February 20, 2020, and ordered that the defendants be remanded in the custody of the Katsina Correctional Centre until then.