Kano High Court Acquits Man of Wife’s Murder Five Years After Charge

The Kano State High Court No. 11, sitting in the Bompai area of Kano municipality, has cleared Yusef Nadabo Kawule of a charge that he killed his wife. Justice Nasir Saminu, who presided over the case, discharged and acquitted the defendant after finding that the prosecution did not supply adequate proof to support the murder allegation. Kawule had been charged with culpable homicide under Section 221 of the Penal Code and entered a not guilty plea. During the proceedings, prosecutors called witnesses, and the defendant also gave testimony in his own defence. According to the case, the incident happened in 2021 in Kogo village, Takai Local Government Area of Kano State. Kawule was accused of carrying his wife on a motorcycle to search for a house for her in another village when an accident occurred and she died. Security agents arrested him after the incident and later brought him before the court.