of beating on his body and when he asked those people he met there they
told him that his brother fought with some people. This witness further stated
that the names of Uma Damanga, Abdullahi and Abubakar were all
involved in the fight.
This witness further told this Court that the matter was reported at the
Civil Defence Office and in the morning the Civil Defence Officers came with
their vehicle and my brother was taken to the Specialist Hospital, Sokoto. This
witness further told this Court that immediately they arrived at Specialist
Hospital, Sokoto his brother died and from there they took his body back to
the Civil Defence Office and the matter was then referred to the Dange Shuni
Police Division and from there to the C.I.D. office, Sokoto. This witness told
this Court that the police at Dange Shuni directed them to bury the deceased.
This witness further stated that his statement was recorded at the C.I.D.
office.
Under cross-examination, this witness told this Court that he was told
that it was the defendant that inflicted injuries on the deceased that resulted
in the death of the deceased.
The next witness that testified for the prosecution is one Lawwali
Shehu. This witness told this Court that he lived at Bela Village in Dange
Shuni LGA of Sokoto State. This witness identified the defendant in this case.
He also informed this Court that the deceased in this case Abubakar
Auwalu is his biological son. This witness further told this Court that when
the incident leading to this case happened he was not at home. He further
told this Court that the next day after this incident he was told that the
deceased while coming back from a Local Wrestling Match was attacked by
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