21-year-old ”vagrant” stabbed my sister to death – witness tells court

A businessman, Chukwuemeka Nwangwu, told an FCT High Court, Kubwa that a 21-year-old vagrant, Nasiru Jibrin, stabbed his sister to death.

Nwangwu made the allegation at the resumed trial of Jibrin who is charged alongside Lawal Hamza and Kamalu Yusuf.

The defendants are charged with criminal conspiracy, armed robbery and culpable homicide.

The witness, led in evidence by the Prosecution Counsel, Donaldtus Abah said he saw some boys wearing face masks around his shop in Kuchigoro Airport Road, Abuja on Oct.7, 2019.

”My late sister, Chidinma and I closed the shop at midnight after our usual activity in the bar.

”She told me that the boys we saw earlier were bag snatchers and was afraid that they would burgle our shops.

“By the time we got to the bus stop, we saw some boys approaching us, unknown to us one of the boys was in a car parked in front of us.

”He came out and stabbed my sister on the head and chest then dragged her purse,.

”I picked up my wounded sister and with the assistance of my neighbour, took her to the Federal Medical Centre, Jabi where she was confirmed dead,” he said.

He said that he reported the matter at the Wuye Police Station.

He said on one of his visits to the station, he recognised Jibrin, behind the counter at the Divisional Police Officer on Feb. 2, 2020.

He added that the DPO informed him that Jibrin was arrested during a patrol.

During cross-examination, the defence counsel, Akin Adewale asked when the witness identified Jibrin as the person who stabbed his sister.

In response, the witness, said the boys who covered their faces while he was locking up his shop, were not wearing the face mask at t he bus stop.

After the testimony, Justice Kezziah Ogbonnaya, adjourned the matter until March 29 for continuation of hearing.