Farmer accused of cutting off herdsman’s hand remanded in prison

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Fulani herdsman

An Ilorin Magistrates’ Court on Thursday remanded in prison a farmer, Kabiru Garuba, for allegedly cutting off  the left hand of one Mohammed Haliru, a herdsman.

Chief Magistrate Kudirat Yahaya, who  ordered that the accused be remanded at the Federal Prison Yard, Oke-Kura, Ilorin, adjourned the case till July 12 for further mention.

The prosecutor, Insp  Mathew Olongbonsaye, told the court  that the accused, a resident of  Kpada Village in Patigi Local Government Area of  Kwara, had  cut off  the victim’s  hand for grazing his cattle on his farmland.

He said the accused was arraigned  on a charge of causing grievous hurt  which contravenes  Section 247 of the Penal Code.

Ologbonsaye said the accused was arrested  following a complaint lodged on June 10 at the Divisional Police Headquarters in  Patigi by one Wakili Abubakar of  Fulani Camp,  Reshe-Kpada Village,  Patigi.

Abubakar, according to the prosecutor,  had claimed  that the accused  attacked Haliru, his nephew, with a cutlass.

The prosecutor had also  objected to bail for the accused, urging the court to remand him in prison custody pending the determination of the case.(NAN)

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