A Shari’a Court in Fagge, Kano State, has sentenced a young man, Murtala Sa’idu Tudun Murtala, to two years in prison for attempting to drug a patient in a hospital.
The incident occurred during his visit to a health facility in Fagge Local Government Area, where Murtala was apprehended with hard substances as he tried to administer them to a hospitalized patient.
Murtala was arraigned by the police on charges of troublemaking and attempted crime. During the court session, the prosecuting counsel, Barrister Zaharaddeen Mustapha, read the charges, and the accused pleaded guilty.
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Presiding over the case, Khadi Umar Lawan Abubakar sentenced Murtala to one year in prison with an option of a N40,000 fine and 30 strokes of the cane. Additionally, he handed down another one-year prison sentence, this time without the option of a fine, along with 20 strokes of the cane.
The dual sentencing reflects the court’s intent to deter similar behavior in the future, as well as its concern over the safety and well-being of patients in health facilities.
