Man kills 13-year-old boy

An FCT High Court, Apo, on Monday, ordered the remand of  28-year-old man, Abdulkarim Zubairu, in Kuje Prison, accused of macheting 13-year-old Umaru Hussini to death.
Zubairu, a resident of Pangu village, Kwali, is standing trial on a charge of culpable homicide, an offence he denied committing.
The prosecutor, Simon Lough, told the court that the defendant committed the alleged offence on Oct. 1, 2013.
He said that Zubairu used a machete to cut  Umaru Hussini’s hand, after an argument, which resulted to the victim bleeding to death.
The prosecutor said that the cutlass was later recovered at the crime of the scene.
The offence, Lough said, contravened provisions of Section 220 of the Penal Code and is punishable by death.
Justice Bolaji Belgore adjourned the case until March 13 for hearing.