The suspects, Dauda Ahmed, Abdulmumeen Mustafa, Zubairu Abubakar, Abdullahi Abubakar and Musa Abdullahi were slammed with a four-count charge of allegedly inciting disturbance, culpable homicide, joint act and mischief.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Agbahime, 74, an Imo indigene, was murdered in Kofar Wambai Market in Kano over alleged blasphemy.
The Chief Magistrate, Muhammad Jibril, discharged the five suspects and terminated the case as advised by the attorney-general of Kano State.
Earlier, the Principal State Counsel, Mr Rabiu Yusuf, representing the attorney-general of Kano State, told the court that “we received the case diary from the police on June 8.
“Having gone through the case diary, the attorney- general of Kano State evaluated the facts in accordance with Sections 130 and150 of the Criminal Procedure Code, presented the legal advice.
“The legal advice presented to the court, dated June 24, states that there is no case to answer as the suspects are all innocent and orders the court to discharge all the suspects,’’ Yusuf said.
Counsel to the suspects, Abdulsalam Gambo, commended the attorney-general for the judgment in the case.
NAN reports that the suspects and their families expressed gratitude to Allah for the judgment and for their freedom.
It could be recalled that on June 10, 2016, Five suspects – Dauda Ahmad, Abdullahi Mustapha, Zubairu Abubakar, Abdullahi Abubakar and Musa Abdullahi – were arraigned in Kano over the murder of Madam Bridget Patience Agbahime, who was clubbed and stoned to death on … 2016, in Kofar Wambai Market ,where she sold plastic containers.
The mindless murder where Madam Patience was accused of blasphemy outraged Nigerians to no end and they demanded justice for the 74 year old woman whose pastor husband narrowly escaped mob action.
The police swiftly moved into action and arrested the mastermind of the mayhem, Dauda Ahmad, who had started the trouble when he was performing ablution in front of the victim’s shop and failed to leave when she appealed to him. He later accused the woman of blasphemy and incited hoodlums to stone and beat her to death.
Now the suspects are before a Kano chief magistrate court on a four count charge of incitement, culpable homicide and mischief anchored on section 51, 80, 144 and 327 of the penal code. A guilty verdict means they will also be killed.
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