The Circuit Court in Yendi, Northern Region, has sentenced a 45-year-old farmer, Abubakari Numburu, to 5 years imprisonment for making death threats against the District Chief Executive (DCE) for Chereponi.
This action is in violation of section 75 of the Criminal Offences Act 1960, Act 29.
According to the prosecutor, D/C/Inspector Nicodemus York, on November 20, the accused, a resident of Kwame Nansoni in the Chereponi district, called the DCE Nashiru Zuwera Muda, and threatened her, saying, “I will kill you if you dare enter Chereponi.”
The complainant reported the case to the Chereponi police, and with the assistance of National Security, the suspect was identified and arrested.
In his caution statement, the accused admitted to the offense, and upon his plea, Judge H/H Justice Francis Ayamwuni Asobayire convicted him to 5 years imprisonment.