Fulani herdsman to die by hanging for murder in Ebonyi

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December 14, 2015 2:26 PM

A Fulani herdsman who murdered someone after he trespassed his farmland has been sentenced to death.

Fulani herdsmen with their cattle

A Fulani herdsman, Musa Barugun, has been sentenced to death by an Ebonyi State High Court sitting in Abakaliki, the state capital, for allegedly murdering one Chibueze Nkwegu at Sharon town in Izzi Local Government Area of the state.

The punch Newspaper reports that Justice Alloy Nwankwo handed down the sentence on Barugun after the prosecution had proven its case beyond every doubt that in February 2013, the convict had killed the victim during an argument by stabbing him in the chest and stomach with a dagger.

Barugun who at that time, was rearing his cattle in the area, was said to have trespassed on Nkwegu's land and when he was confronted by the deceased, he stabbed the victim to death.

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