A Magistrates’ Court in Kaduna on Wednesday sentenced a 34-year-old trader, Jibrin Yusuf, to 10 strokes of the cane after he admitted to assaulting his friend, Abubakar Haruna, over a N3,000 debt.

Magistrate Ibrahim Emmanuel handed down the sentence following Yusuf’s guilty plea to charges of conspiracy and assault.

The magistrate noted the court’s leniency was due to Yusuf’s cooperation and swift admission of guilt. He warned Yusuf to avoid future incidents, stressing that harsher penalties would apply if such behavior recurred. Thecourt also ordered Yusuf to pay Haruna N230,000 in restitution for damages and theft.

Earlier, Prosecutor Inspector Chidi Leo told the court that Haruna, who lived in the same compound as Yusuf, reported the incident to Gabasawa Police Station on February 16.

According to Leo, Haruna had previously borrowed N3,000 from Yusuf but was unable to repay it when Yusuf demanded the money. This led to a heated argument between the two.

The prosecutor further revealed that Yusuf mobilized four accomplices, who are currently at large, and broke into Haruna’s room. The group assaulted Haruna, destroyed property worth N50,000, and stole his brother’s phone, valued at N180,000.

Leo stated that Yusuf’s actions violated provisions of the Kaduna State Penal Code, 2017.



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