Court
Sentences Man To Death For Homosexuality.
Middle-aged man, Abdullahi Sani from Unguwar MakaraHuta,
has been sentenced to death by stoning by a Sharia Court in Ningi, the
headquarters of Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State, for alleged
homosexuality.
The judgment was delivered by Sharia Judge Abdullahi
Aliyu Doya during a court session on May 10, 2024, with Sani found guilty of the
offence as charged.
The Sharia Judge stated that the Court commenced hearing
on the case on 02/05/2024 and closed it on Thursday, 09/05/2024, for judgment
and sentence, after listening to various arguments.
He explained that based on witness testimonies and the
defendant’s admission of guilt, Abdullahi Sani was found guilty and sentenced
to death by stoning in accordance with the provisions of sections 131, 132, and
133 of the Bauchi State Administration of Criminal Justice, 2001.
Recall that on July 1, 2022, a Sharia court delivered
judgment and sentenced three people to death by stoning for a similar offence.
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