Abbas Samaila Esq: the Defendants are in Court and speak Hausa
Language. The case has been adjourned to today for
continuation of hearing and we are ready.
Court to Registrar: Affirm yourself to interpret from English to Hausa
and Vise.
Abbas Samaila Esq: Our PW3 is Mal. Umaru Dikko. He is Muslim male
and will testify in Hausa Language.
PW3 (after affirmation): My name is Mal. Umaru Dikko. I am a rearer of
livestock. I live at Kabawa Village in Binji Local Government
of Sokoto State. I know the Defendants. I know them we live
in the same village. Sometimes during Sallah celebration
7/6/2019, I can remember during the Sallah festivities, some
boys engaged themselves in a fight who comprised of our
children and those of Tamazawa Village. As a result some
police officers at Gidan Madi arrested some boys. After the
police arrested their children. The Tamazama Children
grouped themselves and moved to our village where they beat
up a boy whose name is Abubakar Umar as a result my
attention was drawn as a representative of the village head. I
then called the police and they came and while we were with
Abubakar Umar, information reached us that the boys of
Tamazawa came back and attacked 2 others who included
Ausa Umaru and Abdullahi during which Abdullahi died.
Abdullahi Dikko who is now deceased, is my junior brother
same mother same father, he is now dead since that date. I
also attended his funeral prayers. Ausa Umaru was injured on
his forehead and leg. I can also remember those who attacked
our village, and they included Umaru Dikko (the 1st
Defendant) Dikko Ibrahim (2nd Defendant) then Sabo Shehu
(the 3rd Defendant). Ibrahim Barti, Jabbi Barti, Muddaha
Jabbi, Majo Kwaire, Danrano Mll-Jodi, Mugero Ausa, Juliya
Maidamma among others. The 1st Defendant was the person
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