Court orders 12 strokes of cane for man dealing in hard drugs

A Magistrates’ Court sitting in Kano on Friday, awarded 12 strokes of cane and and a fine of N10,000 to Umar Yahaya, 25, for dealing in hard drugs.

Yahaya, who resides at Fagge Quarters Kano, was convicted on two-count charge of public disturbances and possession of ‘’rubber solution, suck and die” –narcotics.

When the charges were read to him in court, Yahaya pleaded guilty.

The Magistrate, Mr Farouk Ibrahim summarily convicted the defendant and pronounced sentence of one month in jail or the option of a fine of N10,000 and award of 12 strokes of cane.

Earlier, the Prosecutor, Mr Lamido Soron-Dinki, had told the court that the convict committed the offences on Dec.31, 2020 in Fagge Local Government Area of Kano.

He said that on the fateful day at about 7p.m., a team of police officers attached to Fagge Division Kano, while on surveillance patrol within the area arrested the defendant.

According to him, the defendant was in possession of 13 rubber solutions and two bottles of ‘’suck and die’’ suspected to be intoxicant.

Soron-Dinki said the offence contravened Sections 183 and 391 of the Penal Code.