A High Court sitting in Lokoja, Kogi State has sentenced a 24-year-old man, Dahiru Abbah, to death by hanging for killing his father, Dahiru Yusuf.
LIB reported that the incident occurred in the Sarkin-Noma area of Lokoja on October 5, 2024.
Delivering judgement on Monday, October 5, 2026, the presiding judge, Justice M.M. Gwatana, found the defendant guilty of culpable homicide punishable with death under Section 221 of the Kogi State Penal Code, 2019.
The judge held that the prosecution had proved beyond reasonable doubt that the defendant intentionally inflicted fatal injuries on his father, leading to his death.
The incident occurred on October 5 after which the defendant was arrested and arraigned on a two-count charge of culpable homicide and criminal conspiracy under Sections 221 and 97(1) of the Kogi State Penal Code, 2019 (as amended), in case No. HCL/01C/2025.
Prosecuting counsel, Barrister M. Abaji, told the court in his written address that the defendant stabbed his father in the chest and back during the attack.
He said the victim was confirmed dead at a hospital on October 9, 2024, from injuries sustained in the attack.
During the trial, the prosecution called nine witnesses, including the deceased’s wife, Hajia Jumai Dahiru (PW1), and the defendant’s siblings, Nafisat Dahiru (PW2) and Auwwal Dahiru (PW3).
It also tendered nine exhibits, including the defendant’s blood-stained shirt (Exhibit P12A), the deceased’s blood sample (Exhibit P12B), a knife (Exhibit P11), a digital forensic report (Exhibit P14) and a CD analysis (Exhibit P15C).
