Kano Court Acquits Man Charged With Murder

A Kano State High Court on Wednesday acquitted a 35-year-old man, Inusa Rabo, charged with the culpable homicide of a 55-year-old man, Sa’idu Haruna, after evidence of his history of mental illness was presented.
Justice Fatima Adamu, while delivering the judgment, held that the prosecution failed to prove the case against the defendant beyond reasonable doubt.
The judge said the testimony of a psychiatrist at the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Dawanau, Kano, Dr Adamu Aliyu, supported the defendant’s history of mental illness.
She subsequently discharged and acquitted Rabo, who resides in Kadawa Quarters, Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area of the state.
“The defendant is her...