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BAGANBAZAR GRAPHSource-attributed newsWORLD desk

‎Yobe court sentences man to death for killing wife

‎‎A Yobe State High Court sitting in Damaturu has sentenced a 45-year-old man, Abubakar Musa, popularly known as Daddy, to death by hanging for the killing of his wife, Ammi Adamu Mamman, on Wednesday.‎The court reportedly convicted Musa of culpable homicide after concluding that the prosecution had established his guilt beyond reasonable doubt.‎Musa was arrested on January 4, 2024, following the death of his wife at New Bra-Bra Estate in Damaturu, according to reports.‎The then Police Public Relations Officer of the Yobe State Police Command, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, said the incident was reported in the early hours of that day.‎“The ‘C’ Divisional Police Headquarters, Damaturu, received a distress call at about 4:48 a.m. on January 4,” Abdulkarim said.‎He explained that preliminary information indicated that the couple were on the same bed when Mamman was allegedly attacked with a sharp object on the neck.‎“The victim sustained severe bleeding, which led to her death,” he said.‎Abdulkarim added that Musa was arrested for questioning, while detectives attached to the homicide unit of the State Criminal Investigation Department launched an investigation into the incident.‎Mamman’s death also attracted condemnation from her workplace and civil society organisations in Yobe State.‎In a newsletter published in February 2024, Yobe State University identified Mamman as a member of its staff and disclosed that the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Mala Mohammed Daura, had expressed sadness over her death.‎The university said Daura called on security agencies to ensure that those responsible for the killing were brought to justice.‎Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, also sympathised with Mamman’s family following her death.‎He assured the family that anyone found culpable would be mad