On Wednesday, the High Court sitting in Plateau has remanded to prison eight men accused by the Nigerian Police for beheading Sergeant Yunana Ishaya in September.
The eight men charged by the police for culpable homicide are Abubakar Sani, Abubakar Mohammed, Hussaini Musa, Mohammed Zubairu, Abdulahi Mohammed, Ibrahim Usman, Mohammed Doma and Sadiq Abubakar.
The prosecutor, Mr. E.A. Inigbenoise, said the accused persons, on September 1, attacked the police Sergeant with an axe around Gordons Hotel, Zaria Road, Farin Gada, Jos North and beheaded him.
He said that charms, which the accused persons believed would make them disappear at will, were found on them at the time of their arrest adding that the offence contravened the provisions of sections 97, 221 and 217 of the Penal Code.
The accused persons, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Justice A.I. Ashoms, the trial judge ordered that the accused persons be remanded in prison custody and adjourned the matter to December 14, for hearing.
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