Kogi court sentences 24 year old man to death for killing father

A High Court sitting in Lokoja, Kogi State, has sentenced a 24 year old man, Dahiru Abbah, to death by hanging for killing his father, Dahiru Yusuf.

The court delivered the judgment on Monday, October 5, 2026.

Justice M.M. Gwatana found Abbah guilty of culpable homicide punishable with death under Section 221 of the Kogi State Penal Code, 2019.

The judge held that the prosecution had proved beyond reasonable doubt that the defendant intentionally inflicted fatal injuries on his father.

The incident occurred in the Sarkin Noma area of Lokoja on October 5, 2024.

Following the incident, Abbah was arrested and arraigned on a two count charge of culpable homicide and criminal conspiracy under Sections 221 and 97(1) of the Kogi State Penal Code, 2019, as amended.

The case, numbered HCL/01C/2025, was subsequently heard before the court.

Prosecuting counsel, Barrister M. Abaji, told the court in his written address that the defendant stabbed his father in the chest and back during the attack.

He said the victim was later confirmed dead at a hospital on October 9, 2024, from injuries sustained during the attack.

During the trial, the prosecution called nine witnesses, including the deceased’s wife, Hajia Jumai Dahiru, and the defendant’s siblings, Nafisat Dahiru and Auwwal Dahiru.

The prosecution also tendered nine exhibits, including the defendant’s blood stained shirt, the deceased’s blood sample, a knife, a digital forensic report and a CD analysis.

The court subsequently found the defendant guilty and sentenced him to death by hanging.