Mohammed Shosanya
Alhaji Bala Garba Tsanni, the chairman Batagarawa LGA has been remanded in prison custody by a Magistrate court over alleged murder, abduction and culpable homicide in Katsina.
He and eleven others were arraigned before the court under section 59, 249 and 189 of the Katsina penal code law.
They were accused of the alleged murder of the village head of Dabaibayawa, Late Alhaji Dikko Ahmed
Abdulkarim A. Umar, the magistrate had earlier directed the police to produce the accused in court on the 25 January 2024.
The other eleven accused persons had been in prison custody for the past six months while the chairman was on bail throughout the period.
Producing the accused on Thursday before the court, the police said they have concluded investigation on the matter.
This led the chief Magistrate to order for his remand in prison custody till the 7th of Match 2024.
