A Chief  Magistrates’ Court in Kaduna  on Tuesday  ordered the remand of four men over the alleged kidnap and killing of one Alhaji Sabiu Aliyu.

The accused persons are Mustapha Haddi, 20; Shehu Lawal, 22; Jibril Mohammed, 23; Zaharadden Sa’adu, 25; and Isah Yusuf, 23,  all residents of Birnin Gwari in Kaduna State.

The Chief Magistrate, Mr Ibrahim Sidi,  ordered the remand of the defendants after the prosecutor, Sgt. Luka Yilga, made an oral application for their remand.

The prosecutor said investigation into  the matter was still on-going and requested that the case file  be duplicated and sent to Ministry of Justice for legal  advice.

The chief magistrate  granted the prosecutor’s request and directed that the case file  be duplicated and a copy sent to the Ministry of Justice.

Sidi, who did not take the plea of the defendants, subsequently adjourned the case till  July 23.

The defendants are facing a four-count charge bordering on criminal conspiracy, kidnapping, robbery and culpable homicide.

The prosecutor had  told the court that one Malam Sabiu Nuhu of  Gimi Village in Kaduna and  brother to the deceased, reported the matter at the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for investigation on Jan. 26.

He  alleged that one Hajiya, whose name and address were yet to be ascertained, conspired with the defendants and called the deceased to come  to Birnin Gwari for a business transaction.

The prosecutor  further stated that while the deceased was on his way to Birnin Gwari, the defendants kidnapped him at gun point and collected the sum of N1.5million  meant for the business transaction.

Yilga said that the defendants also robbed the deceased of his Toyota Highlander jeep marked  Kaduna MKA184AY  and valued at N2.4million and thereafter killed him.

“The defendants were apprehended during investigations into the matter and they were linked to the kidnap,” he added

The offences, he said, contravened  Sections 57, 247, 283 and 190 of the Penal Code Laws of Kaduna State. (NAN)

– Jun. 26, 2018 @ 12:39 GMT |