Sharia Court Remands Woman For Allegedly Stabbing Man With Scissors

By Babatunde Solanke

A lady identified as Hafsa Musa has been remanded in a correctional centre  by the order of a  Kano State Sharia Court sitting in Gama PRP for allegedly stabbing a man, Buhari Mikail, with a pair of scissors.

Musa, who is standing trial on a count charge of causing serious injury to the human body, was arraigned before the court by the police for allegedly stabbing the man with scissors on his neck which led to a serious injury.

 According to police, Musa committed the offence when a fight erupted between her friend (a lady) and the complainant and that she entered the fight and stabbed the man.

When the charges were read against her, she pleaded guilty.

The judge ordered that she should be remanded in prison and adjourned the matter until September 19 for sentence.