Hanifa’s Killer Arraigned In Court, Remanded Till February

Posted on the 24 January 2022 by Maxiel

The suspect in court docket

Based on Each day Belief, Abdulmalik Tanko, Proprietor of Noble Youngsters College in Nasarawa Native Authorities Space of Kano State, has been arraigned earlier than a Justice of the Peace's Courtroom in Kano.

He was arraigned earlier than Senior Justice of the Peace, Muhammad Jibril, over the homicide of Hanifa Abubakar, a five-year-old pupil.

Tanko had confessed killing Hanifa with rat poison after abducting her in December.

A Justice of the Peace Courtroom quantity 12 sitting in Gidan Murtala, Kano has ordered the killer of Hanifa and his accomplices to be remanded in jail custody.

It has been recalled that Abdulmalik Tanko, 34 years and his accomplices, Hashim Isyaku, 37 years and Fatima Jibrin, 26 years all residents of Tudun Murtala has been arraigned earlier than the court docket over felony conspiracy, kidnap, confinement and culpable murder opposite to part 97, 274, 277, 221 of the penal code.

The First Data Report reads, "that Abdulmalik Tanko conspired with one Hashim Isyaku and Fatima Jibrin to kidnap, kill her with rat poison and buried her stays in a shallow grave positioned at considered one of his college at Tudun Murtala Kwanar Yan Ghana space; Northwest Preparatory college.

"The suspect later demanded ransom payment of 6 million Naira which resulted to his arrest by the Department of Security Service (DSS) and then later the grave was found by the combined team of the DSS and the police."

The prosecution counsel led by the Lawyer common, Musa Abdullahi Lawan advised the court docket that they've filed software asking the court docket to remand the accused in jail custody.

The granted the appliance and ordered the accused individuals to be suspects to be remanded in jail custody.

The case have been adjourned to February 2, 2022.

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