Court remands 3 staff members of drug rehabilitation centre over alleged m8rder of patient in Kano

A Kano State High Court sitting at Court No. 27, Metropolitan, has remanded three staff members of a rehabilitation centre in Kiru over alleged involvement in a m8rder case.

The defendants, Yasir Yusuf, Nura Abdullahi and Bashir Sa’ad, were arraigned by the prosecution counsel, Saima Garba, on charges of conspiracy and culpable homicide, contrary to Sections 97 and 221 of the Penal Code. 

The prosecution alleged that the accused conspired and used excessive force on a man admitted to the centre by his parents over suspected illicit drug use.

Garba told the court that the victim allegedly slipped into a coma after being beaten by the defendants and was later taken to a government hospital, where he was confirmed d3ad.

The defendants, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.

The prosecution subsequently applied for an adjournment to enable it seek legal advice from the government.

Justice Hauwa Abba Musa granted the application and ordered that the defendants be remanded in a correctional facility pending legal advice.