Justice James Abundaga of the Nasarawa State High Court 4, has sentenced one John Yakubu to death by hanging for beheading a seven-year old boy, Samuel Danjuma, in 2012. The convict was apprehended by DSS officials with the severed head of the deceased on July 22nd 2012.
Delivering judgement on the murder case brought before him Thursday, Justice Abundaga reported that Yakubu confessed to have lured the boy, his neighbour’s son, to a stream in Agwan Galadima in Nasarawa Local Government where he drowned him before removing his head.
Justive Abundaga said the death sentence was in line with Section 221 of the penal code. His accomplice, Ishaya Daklung, was sentenced to four years in prison, with hard labour for being in possession of human head, in line with Section 219 of the penal code.
