‎Yobe court sentences man to death for killing wife

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‎A Yobe State High Court sitting in Damaturu has sentenced a 45-year-old man, Abubakar Musa, popularly known as Daddy, to death by hanging for the killing of his wife, Ammi Adamu Mamman, on Wednesday.

‎The court reportedly convicted Musa of culpable homicide after concluding that the prosecution had established his guilt beyond reasonable doubt.

‎Musa was arrested on January 4, 2024, following the death of his wife at New Bra-Bra Estate in Damaturu, according to reports.

‎The then Police Public Relations Officer of the Yobe State Police Command, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, said the incident was reported in the early hours of that day.

‎“The ‘C’ Divisional Police Headquarters, Damaturu, received a distress call at about 4:48 a.m. on January 4,” Abdulkarim said.

‎He explained that preliminary information indicated that the couple were on the same bed when Mamman was allegedly attacked with a sharp object on the neck.

‎“The victim sustained severe bleeding, which led to her death,” he said.

‎Abdulkarim added that Musa was arrested for questioning, while detectives attached to the homicide unit of the State Criminal Investigation Department launched an investigation into the incident.

‎Mamman’s death also attracted condemnation from her workplace and civil society organisations in Yobe State.

‎In a newsletter published in February 2024, Yobe State University identified Mamman as a member of its staff and disclosed that the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Mala Mohammed Daura, had expressed sadness over her death.

‎The university said Daura called on security agencies to ensure that those responsible for the killing were brought to justice.

‎Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, also sympathised with Mamman’s family following her death.

‎He assured the family that anyone found culpable would be made to face the law.

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