A 24-year-old butcher, Mathew Danjuma, has been jailed by an Area Court sitting in Jos, the Plateau State capital, for stabbing his colleague.
The convict was sentenced to to one-year imprisonment on Monday by the judge, Mr Shawomi Bokkos.
Bokkos jailed Danjuma after he confessed to the crime, but gave him the option of a N50,000 fine and also ordered him to pay N35,000 as compensation to the complainant.
According to the judge, the judgement would serve as a deterrent to those who would want to indulge in such acts.
Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, Ibrahim Gokwat, told the court that the case was reported on May 21 at the Jos C’ Division by Umar Muhammed, the complainant.
Gokwat said the convict got angry with Muhammed during an altercation and stabbed him with a knife, adding that the offence contravened the provisions of Section 241 of the Penal Code Law of Plateau State.
Meanwhile, the Nigerian military has sustained its onslaught against terrorists in the North-East, successfully neutralizing numerous ISWAP fighters in coordinated airstrikes near Lake Chad in Borno State.
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According to military sources, the airstrikes were conducted on Sunday, June 18, 2023, targeting the river banks of Kwalaram, Bukar Mairam, Abbaganaram and Yarwa Kura in the Marte Local Government Area of the state.
The military was said to have achieved these decisive aerial bombardments through weeks of meticulous Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions that exposed the locations of the terrorists.
It was also gathered that following the airstrikes by the troops of the Air Component, Operation Hadin Kai, ground assessments revealed that troops neutralized scores of the fighters and destroyed makeshift tents used by the terrorists as safe havens.
One of the sources was quoted as saying, “As the OPERATION WARUN campaign continues, the Nigerian military remains committed to securing the nation and protecting its citizens from the ongoing threat of terrorism.
“The successful airstrikes near Lake Chad demonstrate the military’s resolve and capabilities in reinforcing their position as a formidable force against terrorist organizations.”