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The main fishy successful the sidesplitting of a pistillate and her six children successful Kano has told the Kano State High Court that helium carried retired the onslaught due to the fact that a witch doc instructed him to bash so.
The suspect, 23-year-old Umar Auwalu, made the assertion connected Wednesday portion giving grounds earlier Justice Nasiru Saminu astatine High Court No. 11.
Auwalu admitted sidesplitting his uncle’s daughter, Fatima Abubakar, and her six children, saying helium acted connected the instructions of a witch doc identified arsenic Thomas.
According to him, “a herbalist and accepted healer named Thomas” gave him incense and told him to proceed carrying retired akin crimes.
He besides denied that his 2 co-defendants, Isyaku Yakubu Chobe and Yakubu Dayyabu, played immoderate relation successful the killings. Auwalu told the tribunal helium lone mentioned their names aft helium was allegedly tortured portion successful constabulary custody.
The prosecution and defence some presented witnesses during Wednesday’s hearing.
Justice Saminu aboriginal adjourned the lawsuit until July 21 for the continuation of the trial.
The killings happened connected January 17, 2026, successful Dorayi Chiranchi, Kano, wherever Fatima Abubakar and her six children were recovered murdered successful their home.
Police aboriginal arrested Auwalu on with 2 different suspects.
The 3 were archetypal charged earlier a Magistrates’ Court successful February ...
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