A Kano Magistrates’ Court has fixed a ruling in a bail application filed by Dayyabu Abdullahi and two others in the ongoing case of alleged murder of their house help, Nafiu Hafizu, 38.
Dayyub, Adamu Muhammad and Nasidi Muhammad are standing trial on three counts.
The charges include: criminal conspiracy, concealment of fact and false information.
Dayyabu’s wife (Hafsat Surajo) allegedly stabbed her house-help Nafiu to death on December 20, 2023.
Chief Magistrate Hadiza Abdulrahman, ordered that the defendants be remanded in a Correctional Centre.
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He subsequently adjourned the matter until January 18, for ruling in the bail application
Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, Hafsa Adda’u-Kutama, informed the Court that one Hafizu Salisu reported the matter to the Zaria Road Police Division on December 21, 2023.
She alleged that on December 20, 2023 Dayyabu (Hafsat Surajo’s husband) and the two other defendants conspired with one Haruna Adamu, now at large and concealed the cause of Nafiu’s death.
“The defendants misled and gave false information to the deceased family by saying he died as a result of pile surgery, ” she said.
The defendants pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The prosecutor said that the offence contravened the provisions of section 97, 277 and 178 of the Penal Code.
The defence counsel, Rabiu Sidi and Rabiu Abdullahi, urged the court to judiciously grant the defendants bail pursuant to section 36(5) of the 1999 Nigeria Constitution as amended and section 168 and 172 of ACJL 2019 Kano State.
