Lack of legal representation has stalled the trial of Abdulmalik Tanko and his accomplice before a Kano High Court for alleged murder of five-year-old, Hanifa Abubakar.
Earlier, Tanko, Hashimu and Fatima were arraigned on January 24, before a Chief Magistrates’ Court on four-count charge of culpable homicide, conspiracy, kidnapping and concealing/keeping in confinement a kidnapped person.
The case was later moved to a high court of justice, due to what the prosecution council described as lack of jurisdiction by the magistrate court to handle.
When the case came up for re-arraignment, the Prosecution Counsel, Kano State Attorney General, Musa Abdullahi-Lawan, told the court that the defendants had no counsel and asked for an adjournment, as they prayed for the state government to provide a legal presentation on their behalf.
Justice Usman Na’abba, ordered the remand of the defendants in a correctional centre and adjourned the matter until February 14, for further mention.
Tanko, who is the proprietor of Nobel Kids Comprehensive College, Kano, conspired with the two others to kidnap his student Hanifa.
Hanifa was held hostage at Tanko’s house situated at Tudun Murtala Quarters, Kano, for six days after which killed her with rat poison, put her corpse into a sack and buried her in a shallow grave on December 10, 2021.
The offences according to the prosecution counsel, contravened the provision of Sections 97, 274, 277 and 221 of the Penal Code.
FRCN, Abuja
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