Crime
Blasphemy: Court remands Deborah’s suspected killers in prison
A Magistrate court sitting in Sokoto on Monday ordered the remand of two suspected murderers of Deborah Samuela 200 level, a student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto
who was killed last week Thursday over alleged blasphemy.
ROYAL NEWS reports that the arrested suspects are; Bilyaminu Aliyu and Aminu Hukunchi, who are also students of the college, were arraigned before a magistrate court by the Police in Sokoto.
Although, the suspects pleaded not guilty to the charges, the police prosecutor, Inspector Khalil Musa, urged the court for another date to enable the police complete their investigation.
However, the defence counsels led by Professor Mansur Ibrahim, who did not oppose the application, pleaded with the court to grant the defendants bail, citing sections 157, 161(a,f) and 164 of the administration of criminal justice law of Sokoto State, as well as 36(5) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended.
The court, however, adjourned ruling on the application to a later date which would be communicated to the lawyers.
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