A Kano state high court, sitting on miller road on Friday summoned the Chief Medical Director of Murtala Muhammad Specialists Hospital, Kano, Dr Hussain Mohammad and one police constable Aminu Halilu for cross-examination over the circumstances surrounding the alleged murder of Ummukulsum Sani.
The court also ordered one of the giant telecommunications service providers in the country to release the telephone conversation between the suspected Geng Quangrong and the victim Sani from 13th September to 16th September 2022 to the court.
Sani, a 24-year-old lady was allegedly stabbed to death at her Janbulo Quarters in the Kabuga area of the Kano metropolis by her boyfriend, a Chinese national Quangrong, in September 2022, an ugly trend that triggered a culpable homicide charge against him.
At the resumption of the culpable homicide case against the Chinese national Quangrong on Friday, counsel to the defense, Mohammad Danazimi, in an oral application demanded the two persons to answer, pursuant to section 258 of the State Administration of Criminal Justice Law.
Recall that Quangrong’s lawyer at the last sitting faulted the medical report purportedly signed by the Chief Medical Director, insisting the document which was not clearly signed and presented in photocopy letterhead appeared to have been forged.
The defense counsel also debunked the content of the confessional statement tendered before the court by the police, on the ground that his client who was threatened and pushed into the cell on handcuff wouldn’t have authorized what was presented as evidence.
In a separate motion on notice, Barr. Danazimi had sought court reliefs to also direct the police to release the telephone chat and SMS messages obtained from the suspect’s telephone during their investigation.
Danazimi also wanted the court to order the deputy controller/ officer in charge of Nigeria Correctional Service NCS, Kurawa centre in Kano, to release the suspect’s telephone to his attorneys.
The defense counsel insisted that it is a constitutional right of his client as enshrined in section 36 (6)(b) of the constitution, that all the demands are vital to enable adequate preparation for the defense
Although, the prosecution, Barrister Ibrahim Garba Harif did not object to the defence applications, the presiding Judge, Justice Ma’aji granted all the prayers as sought therein.
The matter is adjourned to 11th and 12th, January 2023 for a hearing on the defence.
Credit: Guardian News
