A 32-year-old man named Auwal Usman has been sentenced by a Bauchi State Chief Magistrates’ Court for using a machete to cut off both hands of his friend in the state.
The Presiding Judge, Haruna Mamma, found Usman guilty of inflicting the severe injury on his friend during a physical altercation.
According to the police prosecutor, Yusuf Musa, the incident occurred when Usman, a resident of Dogon Ruwa village in Ari, Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State, got into a disagreement and subsequently engaged in a fight with Sabo Abduwa.
Musa stated that during the fight, Usman retrieved a machete and severed both hands of his friend. One hand fell off completely, while the other remained hanging. Abduwa was immediately rushed to Ningi General Hospital for urgent medical attention. To save his life due to the severity of his injuries, the remaining hand had to be amputated. This act contravenes Section 241 of the penal code.
When the charges were presented to Usman, he admitted his actions but pleaded for leniency from the court, citing that he was a first-time offender.In his ruling, Judge Mamman expressed the court’s conviction that the victim had suffered a permanent disability as a direct consequence of the defendant’s atrocious act. Recognizing the gravity of the offense and its impact on the victim’s life, Mamman sentenced the defendant to two years in a correctional center without the possibility of a fine. Additionally, the defendant was ordered to pay the victim the sum of N150,000 to cover his medical expenses.
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