Shari’ah court sentences man to death
A Shari’ah court in
Alkaleri, Bauchi State, on Tuesday, sentenced a 35-year-old man, Sani
Sallau, to death by stoning for having sexual intercourse with a minor.
The News Agency of
Nigeria (NAN) reports that the accused was arraigned before the court
by hisba officials (Shari’ah enforcers) in Alkaleri Local Government
Area.
The prosecutor,
Mohammed Abdullahi, a hisba official, told the court that the accused
person was caught having an affair with the ‘almajiri’ (name withheld).
Mr. Abdullahi said the suspect committed the offence on May 3 in Alkaleri, headquarters of Alkaleri Local Government Area.
He said the accused was charged with sodomy, which contravened the Shari’ah law being enforced in the state.
Mr. Sallau pleaded guilty as charged.
The judge, Muhammad Muhammad, ordered the accused be stoned to death
since he had confessed to the offence, in line with the provision of
the Shari’ah law.
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