Again, Court Adjourns Trial Of Alleged Husband Killer Maryam Sanda

The trial of Maryam Sanda, the woman who allegedly stabbed her husband to death, has been adjourned to April 19, 2018.

A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, adjourned the case to next month, to enable the prosecution call its first witness.

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Counsel to Sanda, Joesph Dauda (SAN), told the court on Monday to dismiss the charges as it is incompetent, null and void.

Dauda argued that the charges ought to be by the Attorney-General of the Federation and not the police, adding that the police ought to have filed it through first information.

But the Police Prosecutor, CSP James Idachaba countered this by asking the court to reject the application of the defendant because it is misconceived.

Idachaba said Section 109(d) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) has provided that criminal proceedings may be instituted “by information or charge filed in the court by any other prosecuting authority.”

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He said that the ACJA is the only operational law in the FCT and the law has laid down procedures for filing a criminal charge which the police has adhered to.

The court had on march 7 adjourned the matter to March 19 for definite hearing, after striking out four previous bail applications.

Trial judge, Justice Yusuf Halilu, granted Sanda bail on health grounds after her counsel presented a medical report, which confirmed Maryam was pregnant and sick.

Maryam is standing trial for allegedly stabbing her husband, Bilyaminu Muhammed Bello, multiple times at their residence over alleged infidelity on November 19, 2017.

Bello, who is the foster son of ex-National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Haliru Bello, was reportedly stabbed multiple times on his chest, shoulder, and inner thigh and was with traces of human bites on his stomach.

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The court had on several occasions refused her bail request but had granted bail to Maimuna Aliyu, Sanda’s mother, and her brother who are also on trial.

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