Alleged murder of 5 year old girl: Court discharges Jamila, school proprietor’s wife

A Kano Chief Magistrates’ Court on Friday discharged Mrs Jamila Sani, 30, in the alleged murder of a five- year-old girl.

Jamila is the wife of Abdulmalik Tanko, a school proprietor who was alleged to have masterminded the murder of the five-year-old pupil.

Specifically, the Kano State government charged Tanko, Hashimu Isyaku and Fatima Musa; all of Tudun Murtala Quarters, Kano with criminal conspiracy, attempt to kidnap, abetment/kidnapping and concealment of a corpse.

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However, Chief Magistrate Muhammad Jibril, discharged Jamila and ordered that she should be released to her family.

Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, Mr Lamido Soron-Dinki, made an application to terminate the First Information Report (FIR) and discharge the defendant relying on the provisions of sections 125 and 376 of ACJL Kano State 2019.

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“Based on our investigation, we found that the defendant had no hand in the alleged murder of the minor,” Soron-Dinki said.

Meanwhile, Jamila was arraigned on January 27 for allegedly keeping the kidnapped minor in her house; situated at Tudun Murtala Quarters Kano for five days. Sani was alleged to have kept the minor hostage; knowing full well that she was kidnapped by her husband and refused to disclose it to any person.

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Further, the offence, the prosecution, said contravenes the provisions of Section 227 of the Penal Code.

On March 3, Sani testified, as prosecution witness before a Kano High court. She said her husband told her that the minor was his staff member’s daughter.