The Kogi State High Court in Okene has sentenced Abdulmutalib Abduljabar to death by hanging for the murder of his friend, Momohjimoh Abduljafar, at GKAS Hotel in Okene.
In a judgment delivered on Tuesday, Justice A.S. Hussein convicted Abduljabar of culpable homicide punishable by death under Section 221 of the Kogi State Penal Code, 2019, as amended.
The judge ruled that the prosecution presented overwhelming evidence establishing beyond reasonable doubt that the defendant deliberately stabbed his friend to death.
According to the prosecution counsel, Esther J. John, Esq., in her written address, the defendant stabbed his friend, Momohjimoh Abduljafar, with a sharp lethal object on June 6, 2025, at GKAS Hotel in Okene, which led to his death.
In his ruling, Justice Hussein dismissed the argument of counsel to the defendant, Baba Shehu Ahmad, and sentenced Abdulmutalib to death by hanging.
In her reaction, the prosecuting counsel, Esther John, Esq., expressed satisfaction with the judgment, saying justice had once again been served, and commended the presiding judge for the landmark ruling.
However, counsel to the defendant, Baba Shehu Ahmad, said he would file an appeal after studying the certified true copy of the judgment.
Also, the family of the late Momohjimoh Abduljafar expressed satisfaction with the judgment.