By Tina Akannam
Dutse—A High Court sitting in Ringim Local Government Area of Jigawa State has passed a death  sentenced on  Abubakar Abdullahi who confessed before the court that he murdered a 3-year-old girl (names withheld).

The 3-year-old was murdered in a cold blood and her head was cut off by the prime suspect in Tazarce village in Gwaram Local Government Area of Jigawa State.

Delivering his judgement, the presiding judge, Justice Ahmed Isa, declared that his court is satisfied beyond reasonable doubt because the suspect confessed before the court that he committed the offence.

While passing the judgment, Justice Ahmed Isa  explained that the court sentenced the accused person to death for contravening Section 221 of the Penal Code Law of Jigawa State.

The  judge also directed the court’s registrar to release the copy of the earlier ruling of the court, where the second, third and fourth accused were discharged and acquitted to the office of the state Attorney-General as requested for an appeal. They were released following the confession of the Abdullahi.

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It would be recalled that Abubakar Abdullahi, during his confession told the court that the first accused together with three others, namely, Kassim Ibrahim, Hussaini Umar and the fourth accused, former House of Representatives member representing Gwaram Federal Constituency, Mr. Auwalu Sule Kila, were innocent of the murder of the little girl.

The court then discharge the three accused persons in July.

During the last sitting, the prosecution counsel, Barrister Sabo Suleiman Kiyawa who was represented by the state Director of Public Prosecution, urged the court to grant them leave for an appeal against the court directive ordering the state Commissioner of Police to arrest and investigate the Chairman of Gwaram Local Government Council, Alhaji Bala Sule Kila, who was implicated by the first accused, Abubakar Abdullahi, during his testimony.