Bauchi Chief Judge sentences 4 persons to 45 years imprisonment each

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Bauchi Chief Judge Justice Rabi Talatu Umar

By Baba Oscu, Bauchi

Bauchi State Chief Judge, Justice Rabi Talatu Umar, has convicted and sentenced four persons to 45 years imprisonment each with effect from 1st January, 2019.

The convicts are Abdullahi Abubakar, Isma’il Adamu Musa, Usman Idan, and Umar Abdullahi,  for offences of criminal conspiracy, armed robbery and kidnapping.

Delivering the judgment at the High Courtroom in Bauchi, Justice Rabi, however discharged and acquited the fifth suspect, Abbas Abubakar from the said offences.

“On 23rd day of November, 2018 at about 1: 30am, gunmen numbering about five (5) stormed the residences of Alh. Bashir Bukar Rimin Zayam and Alh. Sha’anin Mohammed, APC Chairman of Toro Local Government Area at Rimin Zayam village and robbed them of cash and valuables worth N1, 000, 000 (one million naira).

According to the prosecution, the convicts also kidnapped the son of Bashir Rimin Zayam, and the daughter of Alh. Sha’anin Mohammed, and took them to an unknown destination, thereafter demanded and collected the sum of N1, 400, 000 as random before releasing the hostages.

The High Court charged them of the offences of criminal conspiracy, armed robbery and kidnapping which, it said, contradicts section 4 (1) of the kidnapping, theft of cattle and rape (special provision) Law 2017, Section 3 (2) of the kidnapping, theft of cattle (special provision) Law 2017 and Section 1 (2) of the robbery and Firearms special provision Act LFN 2004.

The case which was filed as the State verses the five suspects was adjudicated at the Bauchi High Court 1, handled by counsels S. A Gumba, Patrick Owoicho, and Dr. Ibrahim Dannuma.