20-Year-Old Woman Remanded For Alleged Killing Of Co-Wife For Kano - 1wk ago

One Chief Magistrate Court for Kano don order say dem go keep one 20-year-old woman, wey her name na Safiya Hussaini, for correctional centre because dem say she kill her co-wife for Loko town, Takai Local Government Area for Kano State

Dem carry Safiya go front Chief Magistrate Auwal Yusuf Sulaiman with one charge of culpable homicide, after wahala wey happen for house wey husband get more than one wife

For the first information report wey police bring come court, dem talk say Safiya and her co-wife begin serious quarrel, and for inside the fight, Safiya use cutlass attack the woman

Dem talk say the co-wife wound well well for the attack and later die because of the injury wey she get

Police prosecutor tell the court say the offence wey dem accuse Safiya of do dey under Section 221 of the Penal Code, and that one na law wey talk about culpable homicide wey dem fit punish with death

When dem read the charge give Safiya for court, the prosecutor quickly remind the court say Chief Magistrate Court no get power to do full trial for case of culpable homicide

Dem explain say na High Court suppose handle this kind serious matter

Because of that one, the prosecutor beg the court make dem give dem time so that dem fit send the case file go Kano State Ministry of Justice make lawyers for there check am and give legal advice

Na that advice go show whether evidence dey enough to carry the matter go trial and which court suppose handle am

Chief Magistrate Sulaiman agree with the request and he adjourn the case for two weeks

He order police and prosecutor make dem use that time finish all consultation with Kano State authorities

The magistrate still order say make dem keep Safiya for correctional centre until Ministry of Justice finish their advice and the matter fit go proper court wey get power to judge am

Because na capital offence, the court no take Safiya plea at all, as law talk say Magistrate Court no suppose do that for this kind case

The matter go come back for court after Ministry of Justice don decide wetin go happen next for the prosecution

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