Signed
Hon. Justice Moh’d Moh’d
(Judge)
15/3/2021
Court resumed today 23/9/2021
Appearances:
Abbas Samaila PSC for the state.
M.I. Hanafi Esq. with C.B. Sarkin Noma Esq. for the Defendants.
Abbas Samaila PSC: The Defendants are before the Court and speak
Hausa Language.
Court to Registrar: Affirm yourself to interpret from English Language to
Hausa Language and vice versa.
Abbas Samaila PSC: The case has been adjourned to today for hearing.
We are ready because we have 2 witnesses out of the 6 we
intend to call.
M.I. Hanafi Esq:We are ready.
Court:
Proceed.
Abbas Samaila Esq: Our PW1 is detective Muktar Abdullahi. He will
testify in English Language.
Court:
Let PW1 move into the witness box.
PW1 (after affirmation): My name is Muktar Abdullahi Sgt. I am public
servant with AIG Zone 10 headquarters Sokoto about 5 years
ago as an IPO. Some of my duties include investigation. I
know one of them I mean the Defendants and that is Usman
Sabo (the 3rd Defendant). I came to know him when I was
assigned to record his statement in connection with the case
of criminal conspiracy, causing grieving hurt and culpable
homicide. On 25/1/2020 I was assigned by a DSP Chika
Sani to record the statement of Usman Sabo (3rd Defendant)
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