The Yobe State High Court sitting in Potiskum Local Government Area is set to deliver a verdict in a high-profile murder case involving two soldiers accused of killing the late Sheikh Goni Aisami.
The case, Yobe State government versus two other suspects, Corporal John Gabriel and Adamu Gideon, has accommodated several witnesses and evidence submitted before it, since the beginning of the trial.
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GOOD EVENING NIGERIA recalls that on August 19th, 2022, Corporal John Gabriel waylaid and murdered the late Imam Goni Aisami on Gashua Road, with his AK-47 rifle and later invited his friend, Adamu Gabriel to assist him in towing the Honda Accord Car belonging to the late Goni Aisami, which he alleged was faulty.
Both Counsels, Barr. A.S Mohammed, plaintiff to the State government and Barrister D.M Department for the defendant, made their final debate yesterday, October 28.
Corporal John Gabriel had confessed, stating that he felt guilty that he attacked and murdered the renowned Islamic cleric.
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Meanwhile, the Presiding Judge, Justice Usman Zanna Mohammed after reviewing all the evidence and submissions made by the parties, adjourned the sitting for final judgment.
The judge said judgment date would be communicated to both parties.