On Friday, three men were found guilty of armed robbery and murder and given death by hanging sentences by Jigawa State High Court No. 8, which was sitting in the Kaugama Local Government Area.
Suleiman Bello, Auwalu Muhammad, and Yakubu Muhammad were found guilty of nine charges of criminal conspiracy, culpable homicide, and armed robbery by use of a firearm and were sentenced to death by hanging by the presiding judge, Justice M. M. Kaugama.
According to the prosecution team, which was led by Jigawa State's honourable attorney general, Musa Adamu Aliyu, the defendants were charged with murdering Audu Saje at Manda Village in Kaugama Local Government and stealing his motorcycle.
He claimed that the suspects also kidnapped Hadiza Abdullahi of marma town in Kirikasamma Local Government and demanded a N150 million ransom.