Gombe court sentences two to death by hanging for robbery, murder
A Gombe State High Court has sentenced two men, Buhari Sule and Muktari Ali Hilami, to death by hanging for armed robbery and the murder of Murtala Rabi’u. Read More:…
Death sentences for armed robbery and murder remain on Nigeria's law books, particularly under state-specific robbery and firearms laws that many northern states, including Gombe, have retained alongside Sharia-influenced criminal codes. Capital punishment for offences involving the use of firearms during robbery is provided for under the Robbery and Firearms (Special Provisions) Act, and courts frequently impose the death penalty in such cases even though Nigeria has maintained an unofficial moratorium on executions for years, meaning convicts typically remain on death row rather than face immediate hanging.
The coverage from Tribune and Punch agrees on the core facts: a Gombe State High Court convicted and sentenced Buhari Sule and Mukhtari Ali Hilami to death by hanging over an armed robbery that resulted in the killing of a victim identified as Murtala Rabi'u. Details such as the date of the offence, the specific evidence presented at trial, and whether the convicts plan to appeal have not been reported in either account.