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| Bello Garuba |
A Kano High Court in Kano State, Northcentral Nigeria, on Tuesday
sentenced to death by hanging Bello Garuba who on 13 September, 2010
killed five of his family members.
The presiding judge, Justice Haliru Abdullahi in a one and a half
hour judgement said Bello Garuba deserves to face the hangman’s noose
citing Section 221(b) of the Penal Code.
He said Garuba deserves five death sentences, he should be hanged five times but the sentence can only run concurrently.
In
the early hours of 13 September, 2010, at MA173, Zoo Road, Housing
Estate, the convict was arrested by security agents for killing his
father, mother, two of his sisters and a younger brother.
The father of the convict who was a deputy director in the State Security Service, SSS, was killed during the incident.
Garuba,
upon interrogation by security agents was quoted as saying “I killed
them” because he believed that the family can no longer cope with the
harsh economic situation.
After judgement, counsel to the convict,
Saidu Mohammed said he will study the judgement, adding: “We do have
grounds to appeal.” As reported by PM News.
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