A Kano State High Court sitting at Court No. 27 in the Metropolitan area has remanded three staff members of a rehabilitation centre in Kiru over their alleged involvement in a murder case.
The defendants — Yasir Yusuf, Nura Abdullahi and Bashir Sa’ad — were arraigned by the prosecution counsel, Saima Garba, on charges of conspiracy and culpable homicide, contrary to Sections 97 and 221 of the Penal Code.
The prosecution alleged that the accused conspired and used excessive force on a man admitted to the rehabilitation centre by his parents over suspected illicit drug use.
Garba told the court that the victim allegedly slipped into a coma after he was beaten by the defendants. He was later taken to a government hospital, where he was confirmed dead. The defendants, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The prosecution subsequently applied for an adjournment to enable it obtain legal advice from the government.
Justice Hauwa Abba Musa granted the application and ordered that the defendants be remanded in a correctional facility pending legal advice.
