Bauchi – A Shari’ah Court in Bauchi on Tuesday discharged and acquitted two suspects, Usman Sabo and Hafizu Abubakar, earlier arraigned before it for alleged homosexual activities.
Delivering judgement on the case, judge, Aliyu Elyaqub, said the suspects had to be discharged because the prosecution counsel could not prove his case beyond reasonable doubt.
Elyaqub said since there was no witness to prove that the accused actually committed the offence, the law could not hold them liable.
He said the suspects were therefore discharged under section 28 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Bauchi State Shari’ah Law, 2001.
In their reactions, the accused thanked God that justice had prevailed, saying they would never forgive their enemies that framed them.
The Commissioner, Bauchi State Hisbah Commission, Alhaji Jibrin Hassan, whose commission charged the suspects to court, said that they would study the judgement before deciding on the next line of action. (NAN)
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