The Nigerian Police has arrested five suspects and arraigned
zimuzochi.blogspot.comthem before a court in Kano over last week’s killing of a trader, Madam Bridget Agbahime, on allegation of blasphemy.
Madam Bridget was clubbed to death by a mob at Kano’s Kofar Wambai Market after she was accused of blaspheming the Prophet Mohammed of Islam; an incident which sparked national outrage.
The police in Kano on Friday arraigned Dauda Ahmad, Abdullahi Mustapha, Zubairu Abubakar, Abdullahi Abubakar and Musa Abdullahi before Chief Magistrate Court on a four-count charge.
The suspects were charged with incitement, culpable homicide and mischief, based on sections 144, 80, 51 and 327 of the penal code.
Dauda Ahmad, who is the prime suspect, was accused of leading others to attack and hack Mrs. Agbahime to death and if he is found guilty, he could face the death penalty.
At the propose, the dist atty, Dauda Jibrin revealed that on the 2nd of June, at virtually 4PM, Mr. Ahmad, the prime foresee, went and held the hands of Mrs. Agbahime and slapped her severally on the face once shouting Allahu Akbar by the whole of the bound and determined to case religious upheaval.
As Mr. Ahmad shouted Allahu Akbar, distinctive suspects, Abdullahi Mustapha, Zubairu Abubakar united him, interruption others at lavish, including Salawiyu, Ibrahim, Dini, Isiyaku Mada, Mallam Sani and Yunusa Sufi, besides accompanied them to Mrs. Agbahime’s store located on the sooner floor, to what place they hit her by the whole of sticks at the bottom of serious injuries that seduced to her death.
Two of the suspects pleaded not reprehensible to the four charges, mean Abdullahi Mustapha and Zubairu Abubakar circulating they were not someday at the display of the incident.
The front Magistrate Muhammad Jibrin adjourned the position to June 28 to manage police heart and soul in to investigations.
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