Man Cut Off His Friend’s Hands, Bags Two Years Jail Term

By Tunde Ajani

A 32-year-old resident of Dogon Rywa village in Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State identified as Auwal Usman, has sentenced to two years imprisonment for cutting the two hands of his friend with a machete.

The Police arraigned the convict, Auwal Usman, before a Bauchi State Chief Magistrate’s Court for the crime.

The prosecutor, Inspector Yusuf Musa, told the court that Usman had a misunderstanding with his friend, Sabo Abduwa, which led to a fisticuff between them.

 According to Musa, it was in the process that Usman macheted his friend in his two hands, leading to the amputation of one of the hands while the other was dangling  He added that the victim was rushed to the Ningi General Hospital, where the dangling hand was eventually amputated to save his life, having sustained serious injuries.