Court Remands Brothers Over Alleged Armed Robbery, Culpable Homicide

A Kaduna High Court on Tuesday ordered that two brothers be remanded in a correctional centre for alleged culpable homicide and armed robbery.

The suspects, Hamza Jibrin, 27 and Yusuf Jibrin 24, were charged by the Kaduna police on three counts bordering on conspiracy, armed robbery and culpable homicide.

Justice Aisha Shagari ordered the remand of the defendants after they pleaded not guilty to the charge preferred against them.

Shagari adjourned the matter until Dec. 12 for a hearing.

Earlier, the Prosecutor, James Edward, said that the defendants and two others at large, while armed with machete and other dangerous weapons along Airport Road, Kaduna, on Nov. 7, robbed and caused the death of a 26-year-old man, Rabiu Sani.

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He said the defendants stole the deceased’s HP laptop, two cell phones, and his wallet, which contained two ATM cards and cash sum of N30,000.

Edward said that the offence is punishable under the Robbery and Firearms ( Special Provision) Act LFN, 2004.

The Defence counsel, Habiba Usman, had pleaded with the court to grant her client bail.

Usman, while moving her bail application, urged the court to grant her client bail on literal terms, adding that the defendants would be of good behaviour and would not jump bail.