Weekly Trust - Saturday, 09 July 2011
A full panel of seven justices of the Supreme Court yesterday in Abuja re-affirmed the death sentence passed on Kano State-based actress, Miss Rabi Ismail, for drugging and drowning her boyfriend, Mr. Auwalu, to death in 2002. In the lead judgment of the apex court delivered by Justice Francis Fedode Tabai, the apex court noted that the actress was charged with culpable homicide of the deceased and convicted by a Kano State High Court which was affirmed by the Court of Appeal in the Kaduna Division.
It stated that having examined the alleged confessional statements of the accused actress as well as the witnesses’ depositions and the records of trial within trial, it did not see any reason to interfere with the decisions of the High Court and Court of Appeal on the matter which concurrently found Miss Ismail guilty of culpable homicide.
The court consequently re-affirmed and upheld the death sentence by hanging on the Kannywood actress’ head. Rabi was arraigned before the Kano court in 2002 and charged with the offence of culpable homicide contrary to Section 221 (b) of the Penal Code. She was said to have drugged the deceased Ibrahim Auwalu, alias Zazu, by giving him doped Eclairs sweets as a result of which the deceased lost consciousness. The act was said to have taken place on or about 25th December, 2002.
Written by Delanwa Bamgboye
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