other group consisting of Aliyu Umma, Zayyanu and Abubakar and they
greeted each other. This witness further stated that hose they met were
holding sticks and one of them was holding a machete. This witness further
stated that Aliyu Lawali was the one holding a machete and he attacked him
with the said machete. This witness further stated that as a result of the
attack, he fell down under a tree and at that juncture all his friends and his
attackers ran away and went home. This witness further stated that after he
regained consciousness he trekked home and at that juncture he met the
father of his attacker Aliyu Lawali in his family house tendering an apology
as to what he did to this witness and it was decided that they be forgiven.
Under cross-examination this witness told this Court that on the 25th of
Sept, 2019 there was a Local Wrestling Match and on that fateful day a fight
broke out between his friends and the other group consisting of Aliyu, Uma,
Zayyanu and Abubakar. This witness confirmed to this Court that he also
participated in the said fight. This witness further told this Court that it was as
a result of the said fight that one Abubakar Auwalu lost his live. This
witness further told this Court that he knew the deceased Abubakar Auwalu
from Bela Village. This witness further stated under cross-examination that
there was brewing tension between Bela and Kusu Villages. This witness
further told this Court that he was also cut with a machete in the course of
the said fight and he fell down unconscious. This witness further stated that
after regaining consciousness, he went home and it was from there that he
was taken to the Hospital. This witness further told this Court that before he
was taken to the Hospital, the police were called and the police and his
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