Wife Of Traditional Ruler Sentenced To Die By Hanging In Nasarawa

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The wife of a dead traditional ruler has been sentenced to die by hanging in Nasarawa state for doing something terrible.

 
The Nasarawa State High Court sitting in Lafia has sentenced Amina
Zubairu, wife of the late monarch to death by hanging for killing her
husband, NAN reports.
 
Justice Aisha Bashir of the Nasarawa State High Court 2, sitting in
Lafia, said in her judgement Tuesday, that the accused was found guilty
of culpable homicide and sentenced her to death by hanging.
 
The late Alhaji Adamu Zubairu until his death in February 2014 was
the traditional ruler of the ‘Gom Mama’ of Kwarra chiefdom in Wamba
local government area of the state.
 
According to the Police, the circumstances leading to the death of
the traditional ruler was suspicious and search conducted in the scene
indicated that the victim could have been murdered as poisonous chemical
and syringe were recovered from the compound.
 
Amina, being the prime suspect and one of the wives of the
traditional ruler was arrested and charged to court for culpable
homicide having been linked to the demise of her husband.
 
Reacting to the judgment, prosecution counsel, Jibrin Aboki who
hailed the decision of the court explained that the judgement would
serve as a deterrent to others with such tendencies in the state and
beyond.
 
Also in his reaction, the first son of the late monarch, Abdullahi Zubairu expressed satisfaction with the judgement.
 
Meanwhile, Counsel to the accused, Shekama Sheltu, however
expressed dissatisfaction with the judgement and said his client would
appeal against the judgement.
 
Meanwhile, Vanguard gathered that the police had arrested the wife
of the deceased in connection with the death of the monarch on the eve
of his marriage to another woman on February 15th, 2015.

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