Standup9ja: Drama In Court As Murder Suspect Threatens To
Kill Witnesses
Justice Rifkatu Sha of Jos High Court on Tuesday warned an
accused person, Tasiu Mohammed, 21, against threatening witnesses testifying
against him.
The warning came when Mr. Mohammed was caught making
gestures indicating that he would slash the throats of the witnesses, while
they stood in the dock.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the police,
witnesses and officials of the court, who noticed the threats, immediately
alerted the judge, who warned Mr. Mohammed against such contempt.
“You are only lucky that the prosecuting counsel did not
pray the court to convict you for contempt, otherwise I would have descended on
you.
“I will only warn you to desist from threatening witnesses
in the court. If you repeat it, I will start by sentencing you to 14 strokes of
the cane,” she said.
NAN reports that Mr. Mohammed, along with two others – Saidu
Mohammed, 19, and Umar Shehu 23 – were first arraigned on Feb. 13, charged with
criminal conspiracy, culpable homicide, robbery and possession of firearms.
The police prosecutor, O. S. Osho of the State Criminal
Investigation Department, at the arraignment, told the court that the accused
persons committed the crime on Sept. 23, 2016 at Clark Quarters, Bukuru in Jos.
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