Yobe High Court Sentences Abubakar Musa to Death by Hanging for Killing Wife.

Yobe High Court Sentences Abubakar Musa to Death by Hanging for Killing Wife.

By our roving reporter 

DAMATURU, Yobe State — The Yobe State High Court 1, sitting in Damaturu, has sentenced a 45-year-old man, Abubakar Musa, popularly known as Daddy, to death by hanging for killing his wife, Ammi Mamman, in January 2024.

The judgment, reportedly delivered on Wednesday, 21 October 2026, followed a trial in which the prosecution was said to have established the offence of culpable homicide beyond reasonable doubt.

The incident occurred in the early hours of Thursday, 4 January 2024, at New Bra-Bra Housing Estate in Damaturu. According to reports citing the Yobe State Police Command, the incident occurred at approximately 4:48 a.m.

Musa was arrested in connection with his wife's death, and the police subsequently charged him with culpable homicide.

During the trial, the court rejected the defendant's plea of not guilty, holding that the evidence presented by the prosecution established the essential elements of the offence beyond reasonable doubt.

The court consequently sentenced him to death by hanging.

The arrest was publicly reported on 5 January 2024, with news organisations citing the police account of the incident and the subsequent investigation.

Following the judgment, Musa retains the right to challenge his conviction and sentence through the appellate process in accordance with Nigerian law. Any implementation of the death sentence remains subject to applicable legal and constitutional procedures.

The presiding judge's name and the case number were not available in the published reports reviewed for this story.

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