An FCT High Court Maitama on Tuesday fixed Oct. 16, for Maryam
Sanda, accused of killing her husband, Bilyaminu Bello, to open her
defence.
The matter was adjourned at the instance of Justice Yusuf
Halilu.
Sanda is charged with allegedly killing Bello, her husband, who
was a nephew of former PDP Chairman, Alhaji Bello Muhammad on Nov.
18, 2017.
The court also discharged and acquitted Maryam’s mother, Maimuna
Aliyu; brother, Aliyu Sanda and housemaid, Sadiya Aminu, who were
accused by police of assisting Maryam to conceal the evidence by
cleaning the blood of the deceased from the scene of the crime.
The police said the offence is contrary to the provision of
Section 221 of the Penal Code.
NAN reports that Justice Halilu had on April 4 ruled that Sanda
had a case to answer in the case and subsequently ordered her to
enter her defence.
The ruling was based on the no-case submission filed by counsel
for Sanda, Olusegun Jolaawo, SAN, and Hussein Musa for other
defendants after the prosecution closed its case.
The prosecution had called six witnesses to prove its case
against the defendants.
Halilu ordered Sanda to enter her defence, discharged and
acquitted the other three defendants, saying that the police were
unable to link them with their alleged offence.
The judge held that from the evidence of the prosecution
witnesses, “a thick cloud seems to form around the case of the
prosecution, making it impossible at this point of time for the
other side not to be considered”.
“The submissions of no-case to answer as it were in this
particular situation is overruled.
“I order the first defendant, Maryam Sanda, to enter her defence
with respect to the offence of culpable homicide punishable by
death,” Halilu held.
The judge had adjourned the case till May 6 and directed that it
shall be held on a day by day trial unless otherwise directed by
the court.
The case could not go on due to the absence of the judge who was
on election petition tribunal duty in Ogun State.
(NAN)
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