A Kano State High Court presided over by Justice Adam Abdullahi on Tuesday sentenced four armed robbers, to 10 years imprisonment and a fine of N10,000 for each count.
The convicts are: Shafi’u Abubakar, Usman Suleiman, Usman Sa’idu, and Ali Isa.
They were arraigned on three count charges, including criminal conspiracy and armed robbery, punishable under Sections 97 and 298(c) of the Penal Code.
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The convicts, all residents of Rijiyar Lemo, Kano, conspired to commit armed robbery in residential houses located at Sabon Garin Doka and Bankaura communities in Ungogo LGA.
According to the First Count Charge:
That on 22nd July 2024, between 3:00 and 4:00 a.m., the defendants, armed with deadly weapons, entered the houses of Abdullahi Musa (Bankaura Quarters, Ungogo LGA) and Mansur Muazu (Sabon Garin Doka, Ungogo LGA), attacked them, and stole valuable belongings. This act constitutes an offence punishable under Section 97 of the Penal Code.
Secondly: That on the same date at about 3:00 a.m., the defendants attacked and robbed Abdullahi Musa at his residence in Bankaura Quarters, Ungogo LGA. Items stolen included: One Infinix phone valued at N50,000, One Tecno keypad phone valued at N5,000,
A Lifan motorcycle valued at N700,000, Cash amounting to N800
This offence is punishable under Section 298(c) of the Penal Code.
According to the Third Count:
That at about 4:00 a.m. on 22nd July 2024, the defendants attacked and robbed Mansur Muazu at his residence in Sabon Garin Doka, Ungogo LGA. They stole: Cash amounting to N201,000, Cash amounting to 500 CFA
This offence is also punishable under Section 298(c) of the Penal Code.
To prove the case beyond reasonable doubt, the prosecution counsel, Barrister Ibrahim Garba Arif, called two witnesses.
On the other hand, the defendants, represented by defense counsel Barrister Basira Yunus, changed their plea from “not guilty” to “guilty.”
The court summarily tried the defendants, found them guilty on all the three counts, and sentenced them to 10 years imprisonment with a fine of N10,000 for each count.
The Court ordered that the sentences will run concurrently, starting from the date of their arrest, 22nd July 2024.
