DSS Convicts Ibrahim Usman to Death for Kidnapping Murders

Ibrahim Usman, known as Dan Iyali, has been sentenced to death for his involvement in the kidnapping and murder of three individuals in Sokoto state. The Department of State Services (DSS) secured this conviction after Usman was tried on a four-count charge, which included criminal conspiracy, kidnapping, culpable homicide punishable by death, and voluntarily causing grievous hurt without provocation.

The trial took place before Justice Mohammed Mohammed at the Sokoto High Court. The incident occurred on September 9, 2023, when Usman and his accomplices invaded Bare Village in the Goronyo local government area, armed and shooting at residents.

The prosecution proved that Usman shot and killed Alhaji Shuaibu Isah, Umar Usman, and Adamu Haliru (Naibi) after kidnapping them and taking them to Marmaro Forest. Usman was arrested in May 2024 and subsequently arraigned under the Sokoto State Penal Code Law 2019.