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Gbeminiyi Ogunleye
4 weeks ago
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Court Sentences Ex-Guard, Cook To Death For Killing Ex-Katsina Commissioner
The Katsina State High Court on Wednesday sentenced two men to death for the 2021 murder of a former Commissioner for Science and Technology in the state, Rabe Nasir.
Justice Ibrahim Mashi, who presided over the case at High Court 9 in Katsina, found Shamsu Lawal, a former guard of the deceased, and Tasi’u Rabi’u, his cook, guilty of poisoning Nasir, leading to his death.
According to the prosecution, the duo resorted to poisoning the former commissioner after failed attempts to steal from him.
A joint autopsy conducted by the police and hospital confirmed the presence of poison in Nasir’s body.
The court also sentenced another former guard of the deceased, Sani Sa’adu, to five years in prison for concealing the truth about the murder.
