A High Court sitting in Lokoja, Kogi State, has sentenced a 24-year-old man, Dahiru Abbah, to death by hanging for killing his father, Dahiru Yusuf.
The incident occurred on October 5, 2024, in the Sarkin-Noma area of Lokoja.
Delivering judgment on Monday, October 5, 2026, Justice M.M. Gwatana found Abbah guilty of culpable homicide punishable with death under Section 221 of the Kogi State Penal Code, 2019.
The court held that the prosecution had proved beyond reasonable doubt that Abbah intentionally inflicted fatal injuries on his father.
According to the prosecution, Abbah stabbed his father in the chest and back during the attack. The victim was later confirmed dead at a hospital on October 9, 2024, from injuries sustained in the incident.
Abbah was arraigned on a two-count charge of culpable homicide and criminal conspiracy under Sections 221 and 97(1) of the Kogi State Penal Code, 2019, as amended.
During the trial, the prosecution called nine witnesses, including the deceased’s wife, Hajia Jumai Dahiru, and the defendant’s siblings, Nafisat Dahiru and Auwwal Dahiru.
Nine exhibits were also tendered before the court, including a blood-stained shirt belonging to the defendant, the deceased’s blood sample, a knife, a digital forensic report and a CD analysis.
Justice Gwatana subsequently sentenced Abbah to death by hanging.
