The court, however, ruled that there was no concrete evidence before the court that the 4th and 5th accused, Yusuf and Adeoti were involved in the killing of the undergraduate student. He assisted Yahya to escape.”Meanwhile, the court discharged the 4th accused, Yusuf who is the leader of Jafariyah, concluding that there was no evidence against him before the court. Counsel to the 2nd, 3rd and 5th convict, Mr Kazim Badmus, urged the court to be lenient on the convicts. He said the 2nd and 3rd convicts are young and can be useful to the society. She thereby sentenced the 5th accused to two years imprisonment, saying the jail term should run concurrently.

Source: Nigerian Tribune February 04, 2019 14:26 UTC