Court remands 4 men for alleged culpable homicide

An FCT High Court sitting in Kubwa, on Thursday remanded four persons in a correctional centre over alleged culpable homicide.

The defendants: Emmanuel Agu, Augustine Uden, Micheal Okechukwu and Iliyasu Sadiq were arraigned on a four-count charge bordering on culpable homicide and criminal conspiracy.

The defendants, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Justice Kezziah Ogbonnaya adjourned the matter till Oct. 24 for hearing.

Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, Adama Musa told the court that the defendants while armed with a gun and other dangerous weapons, robbed ASP Husseini Salisu of his official AK 47 rifle on Sept.3, 2021.

Adama said that the defendants shot and killed Salisu while on a moving bike at Idu Pipe Railway Junction, Karmo, Abuja on the said date.

The offences he said is punishable under the provisions of Sections 6, 1 (2) (a) (3) of the Robbery and Firearms Act, LFN 2004 and Section 221 of the Penal Code.