Court sentences man to death by hanging for setting mother ablaze
The Chief Judge of Niger State, Justice Halima Abdulmalik has sentenced a man identified as Stephen Jiya to death by hanging for setting his mother, Comfort Jiya, ablaze. The judge ruled that Stephen was guilty of culpable homicide, punishable under Section 221 of the Penal Code Law, which attracts the death penalty. Stephen was arraigned by the Office of the …