LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Bauchi, has sentenced a 32-year-old man, Auwal Usman to two years in prison for cutting off the two hands of his friend with a machete over a physical fight.
According to reports, Usman, who had a misunderstanding with Sabo Abduwa, which resulted to a physical fight, brought a matchette and stabbed his friend in his two hands; one hand fell down while the other one remained hanging.
According to Police Prosecutor, Yusuf Musa, “Abduwa was taken to General Hospital Ningi where the remaining hand was amputated to save his life because of the serious injuries he sustained as a result of the deep cut.
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Insp Musa noted that the offense was contrary to section 241 of the penal code.”
The suspect admitted the charges against him and pleaded for leniency from the court being the first offender.
In his judgement on 5 July, the presiding Chief Magistrate Haruna Mamman, said the court was convinced that the victim lost his two hands as a result of the heinous act of the suspect Auwal, which will render the victim disabled.
Mamman sentenced him to two years in correctional service without an option of fine for causing grievous hurt contrary to section 241 of the penal code and ordered him to pay N150,000 medical expenses spent by the victim.
