Shari’a Court okays amputation of man’s hand for stealing N13,000

An Upper Shari’a Area Court sitting in Bauchi has upheld the judgement of a lower court that ordered the amputation of the arm of one Abdullahi Sale for theft.

A lower Shari’a Court in the area had earlier convicted Sale, a resident of Kogi village in Bauchi Local Government Area, on the charges of theft levelled against him.

The Police Prosecutor, Corporal Idris Malum, had told the court that the convict broke into the shops of one DanladiYa’u of Zungur, Kogi and Yusuf Babba of Bula-Lusa and carted away property worth about N13, 000.

The prosecutor said the offence contravened section 151 of Shari’a Penal Code.

The convict had pleaded guilty, but sought for leniency from the court, but the Police Prosecutor asked the court not to grant the prayers in order to serve as deterrent to others.

The convict has 30 days to appeal the judgement.

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