Herder to d!e by hanging for killing 19 year old man in Borno

A High Court in Maiduguri has sentenced an eighteen year old herdsman, Adamu Mohammed, to death after finding him guilty of culpable homicide for killing nineteen year old Adamu Ali during a violent clash in Auno, Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State. Justice Mohammed Maina ruled that prosecutors proved beyond reasonable doubt that Mohammed struck Ali on the head with a cutlass during a fight in the bush on January 19, 2025. Ali was later confirmed dead at the State Specialist Hospital in Maiduguri. Court documents show that Mohammed initially pleaded guilty, but the judge entered a not guilty plea on his behalf because the charge carries the death penalty. The prosecution presented two witnesses and submitted exhibits including the defendants extra judicial statements and a medical report. In both statements, Mohammed admitted he engaged the victim in a cutlass fight. The defence argued he acted in self defence, but the court rejected the claim, pointing to inconsistencies in his account and noting there was no evidence he was unable to retreat or avoid the fatal strike. Justice Maina held that the force used was excessive and unjustified, and that Mohammeds actions satisfied the legal elements of culpable homicide punishable with death under Section 191(a) of the Borno State Penal Code Law, 2023. The judge then sentenced him to death by hanging.The post Herder to d!e by hanging for killing 19 year old man in Borno appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.