A High Court in Maiduguri, Borno State, has sentenced an 18-year-old herdsman, Adamu Mohammed, to death by hanging for the murder of a fellow herder, 19-year-old Adamu Ali, during a clash in January 2025.
Justice Mohammed Maina ruled that the prosecution successfully proved beyond reasonable doubt that Mohammed was responsible for the death of Ali, who died after being struck on the head with a cutlass during a fight in Auno, Konduga local government area. The verdict was delivered on Saturday.
Court records showed that the defendant, Adamu Mohammed, had admitted in his statements to engage in a fight with the deceased using a cutlass.
The initial claim by the defence counsel that Mohammed acted in self-defence was rejected by the court. Justice Maina emphasized the inconsistencies in the defendant’s testimony, stressing that the force used was excessive and unjustified.
Mohammed was then charged for homicide punishable with death under Section 191(a) of the Borno State Penal Code Law, 2023. He was subsequently sentenced to death by hanging.
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