Tuesday, May 21, 2024 -An Upper Shariah Court in Kano State on Monday, May 20, ordered the remand of Shafiu Abubakar Gadan for allegedly setting a mosque ablaze, killing 14 worshippers.
The incident occurred during the Subhi (early
morning) prayer in Gezawa Local Government Area of the state on May 15, 2024.
Many other worshippers sustained varying
degrees of injuries from the ensuing fire.
The accused is also charged with setting
several residents on fire, resulting in grievous harm and the death of some
individuals.
During the court session, the prosecution, led
by Kano State’s Attorney General, Barrister Haruna Isah Dederi, presented three
counts of causing grievous harm and culpable homicide against the accused.
Dederi alleged that on May 15, 2024, at about
5:15 a.m., the defendant used petrol and set a mosque at Gadan village on fire
during subhi.
“The defendant poured the petrol on the carpet
where Sani Suleiman and 24 others were praying, and closed the door,"
Dederi said.
“In the process, several people sustained
various degrees of injuries and were rushed to Murtala Muhammad Specialist
Hospital Kano for treatment, while Suleiman and 13 others died while receiving
treatment."
Shafiu Abubakar Gadan pleaded guilty to the
charges.
The prosecution said the case is a capital
offence and urged the court to allow the defendant to get a lawyer to give him
his constitutional right.
In response, the presiding judge, Malam
Halhalatul Huza’i Zakariyya, ordered the accused to be remanded in a
correctional facility.
The case has been adjourned to May 31, 2024.
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