12th March, 2024.3rd Ramadan, 1445H. PRESS RELEASE:COURTESY VISIT:JIGAWA ATTORNEY GENERAL RECIEVES PCACC CHAIRMAN,CONTROLLER CORRECTIONAL SERVICE. The Honourable Attorney-General/Commissioner for Justice, Barrister Bello Abdulkadir Fanini has received the newly appointed Chairman of and Members of the Public Complaints and Anti-Corrption Commission (PCACC) Barrister Salisu Abdu and the state Controller of Correctional service CC Ado Inuwa on […]
PRESS RELEASE! JIGAWA STATE HIGH COURT SENTENCES TWO MEN TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR SODOMYZING 7 TEENAGE BOYS. The Jigawa State High Court No. 3, sitting in Dutse presided by Justice Muhammad Abubakar Sambo, on Wednesday the 29th November 2023, convicted and sentenced the first defendant Isah Haruna, (m) 30 years, of Gwaram Sabuwa, to life […]
23rd November, 2023. PRESS RELEASE: JIGAWA STATE HIGH COURT SENTENCES MAN TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR SODOMIZING TWO ‘ALMAJIRI’ BOYS. The Jigawa State High Court No. 6, sitting in Birnin Kudu coram His Lordship Honourable Justice Musa Ubale, has on Thursday the 23rd day of December, 2023, convicted and sentenced one Israfilu Sagiru, (m), 25 years, […]
WEDNESDAY 1st NOVEMBER, 2023. PRESS RELEASE HON. ATTORNEY-GENERAL HANDS OVER AFFAIRS OF THE MINISTRY TO SOLICITOR-GENERAL, TO TAKE UP APPOINTMENT AS CHAIRMAN/CEO OF INDEPENDENT CORRUPT PRACTICES AND RELATED OFFENCES COMMISSION (ICPC) The Honourable Attorney-General/Commissioner for Justice of Jigawa State, Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN (designate) has on Wednesday the 1st day of November, 2023, resigned […]
HIGH COURT CONDEMNS RAPIST TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT 7th November, 2023. PRESS RELEASE The State High Court No. 6, sitting in Birnin Kudu coram His Lordship Honourable Justice Musa Ubale, has on Tuesday the 7th day of November, 2023, convicted and sentenced one Isa Manga, (m), 45 years, of Kiyako Village, Birnin Kudu LGA, Jigawa State, […]
APPEAL COURT UPHOLD JUDGEMENT AGAINST RAPIST. On Friday, August 25th, 2023, the Court of Appeal, Kano Division, presided over by Honourable Justice Usman Musale, delivered its verdict, upholding the decision of the Jigawa State High Court in the case against Shafiu Muhammad. Mr Muhammad had been found guilty of rape and subsequently sentenced to life […]
Jigawa State at 32 – Justice Sector to Key into Governor Malam Umar Namadi’s Agenda for Greater Jigawa State. Jigawa State was established on August 27th 1991 by General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida’s Military Administration. Its first Military Administrator was Colonel Olayinka Sule, and its capital is Dutse. Over the past 32 years, the state has […]
JIGAWA HIGH COURT SENTENCES FOUR MEN TO DEATH BY HANGING FOR MURDER, ONE OTHER TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR DEFILING 5 YEAR OLD PUPIL.PR/NO. 17 The Jigawa State High Court of Justice sitting at Ringim presided over by Justice Ahmad Muhammad Abubakar has on Wednesday 26th April, 2023 convicted and sentences four men, Salahu Yau, Aminu […]
NO/PR 16. Jigawa High Court Sentences 3 Men to Death by Hanging for Armed Robbery and murder, 10 years imprisonment to one for the offence of sodomy. The High Court of Justice No. 8 sitting in Kaugama presided by Honourable Justice M. M Kaugama has convicted and sentenced Suleiman Bello, Auwalu Muhammed and Yakubu Muhammed […]
PRESS RELEASE No. PR /15.Jigawa High Court Sentences man to life imprisonment for defiling minor, three years imprisonment to 72-year-old for adultery, discharges another charge with the offence of Rape. The State High Court No. 3, sitting at Dutse presided by His Lordship Justice M.A. Sambo, has on Monday the 27th day of March, 2023, […]
No. PR/14. JIGAWA STATE GOVERNMENT TAKES FGN TO COURT OVER CASHLESS POLICIES, OLD NAIRA NOTES DEADLINE, RAISES CONCERN OVER THE PLIGHT OF ITS PEOPLE. The Attorney-General of Jigawa State Dr Musa Adamu Aliyu has on 15th February 2023, appeared before the Supreme Court of Justice in Abuja for the Jigawa State government, appealing to the […]
PRESS RELEASEPRNO.10 JIGAWA CHIEF JUDGE SENTENCES RAPIST TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR DEFILING 6 YR OLD GIRL. The High Court of Justice No. 1 sitting in Dutse presided by Honourable Justice Umar Maigari Saqid, the state’s Chief Judge has delivered judgment on Wednesday 23rd November 2022 against one Muhammad Jarumi alias Jarbu from gagulmari Quaters of […]
JIGAWA HIGH COURT SENTENCES FOUR RAPIST TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT. The Jigawa High court No. 6 sitting in Birnin Kudu presided by Honourable Justice Musa Ubale has on 13th September 2022 delivered judgment against four men, Umar Danladi, Abdussalam Sale, Auwalu Yunusa and Mu’azu Abdurrahman in four different charges and found them guilty for the offence […]
BRIDGE CONNECT AFRICA INITIATIVE (BCAI), FIDA, VISITS JIGAWA ATTORNEY GENERAL, SEEKS PARTNERSHIP. The Bridge connect Africa initiative (BCAI) led by its executive Director Mr. Muhammad Sani has paid an advocacy visit to the office of Jigawa State Attorney General/Commissioner for Justice Dr Musa Adamu Aliyu on Tuesday 2nd August 2022, at the state capital Dutse.BCAI […]
JIGAWA HIGH COURT SENTENCES TWO MEN TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR SODOMY AND RAPE.Pr.No. 6 The Jigawa High Court of Justice sitting at Birnin Kudu presided by Honourable Justice Musa Ubale has delivered Judgment on 2nd June, 2022, against on Ibrahim Abdullahi, a 27 year man from Garu Quarters of Dutse local government, found guilty for […]
Press Release No. 5/2022 SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS LIFE SENTENCE ON A RAPIST OF 7 YEAR OLD GIRL IN JIGAWA. The Supreme Court of Justice has on Friday 8th day of April, 2022, unanimously dismissed the appeal of one Isyaku Muazu of Rijiyar Lemo in Fagge Local Government Area of Kano State who was sentenced to […]
JIGAWA STATE COUNSEL URGE TO MAINTAIN QUALITY LEGAL RESEARCH, CALL ON STALKHOLDERS TO RECONSIDER CURRENT PRACTICE OF TRIAL-WITHIN-TRIAL. The call was made by the Honourable Commissioner for Commerce and former Attorney-General of Kano State Ibrahim Mukhtar Esq. He made the statement while delivering a paper titled “Trial-Within-Trial as Criminal Procedure in the 21st Century” during […]
JIGAWA HIGH COURT SENTENCES RAPIST TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR DEFILING MINORS, TWO OTHERS TO SEVEN YEARS FOR THE OFFENCE OF GROSS INDECENCY. The Jigawa High Court sitting in Birnin Kudu, presided by Justice Musa Ubale has on Tuesday 1st March 2022 convicted one Isa Ibrahim to life imprisonment, the convict was found guilty for the […]
PRESS RELEASE. COURT OF APPEAL SUBTITUTES 21-YEAR JAIL TERMS WITH LIFE IMPRISONMENT AGAINST THREE RAPISTS, FOR DEFILING FOUR YEAR OLD MINOR AND 10-YEAR-OLD STREET HAWKER. The Court of Appeal, Kano Division, presided over by Honourable Justice Ita Mbaba, on Friday 28th January, 2022, delivered six judgments in cases from Jigawa State High Court. The decisions […]
JIGAWA HIGH COURT SENTENCES RAPIST TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT, ANOTHER TO TEN YEARS IMPRISONMENT FOR ATTEMPT OF RAPE , DISCHARGES ONE ACCUSE OF KIDNAPPING ON THE GROUND OF INSANITY. The Jigawa High Court of Justice No. 6 sitting in Birnin Kudu Local Government, presided over by Honourable Justice Musa Ubale on 18th January 2022 delivered Judgment […]
Press release. COURT OF APPEAL KANO UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR KIDNAPPER, AND JIGAWA HIGH COURT SENTENCES ONE OTHER TO TEN YEARS IMPRISONMENT FOR SODOMY. The Court of Appeal Kano Division, in a judgment delivered by Honourable Justice Usman Musale, on Tuesday 21st December 2021 has upheld the judgment of a Jigawa High Court against one […]
JIGAWA HIGH COURT ACQUITS SUSPECT ARRAING FOR THE OFFENCE OF CULPABLE HOMICIDE PUNISHABLE WITH DEATH ON THE GROUND OF SELF DEFENSE. Honourable Justice Ado Yusuf Birnin Kudu, the presiding judge of Jigawa State High Court No 5 sitting at Hadejia has on Tuesday 14th December 2021 discharged and acquitted one sama’il Abdussami’u accused to have […]
JIGAWA HIGH COURT SENTENCES RAPIST TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR IMPREGNANTING 13 YR OLD GIRL,ONE OTHER TO DEATH BY HANGING FOR KILLING BROTHER-IN-LAW. The Jigawa High Court of Justice sitting at Kazaure presided over by Honourable Justice Hussaina Adamu Aliyu has on 8th December 2021, convicted one Nasiru Mai Nasara to life imprisonment for the offence […]
JIGAWA HIGH COURT SENTENCES TWO MEN INCLUDING 70 YR OLD RAPIST TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR DEFILING THREE MINORS, ACQUITS ANOTHER. The Jigawa High Court of Justice sitting in Kazaure Presided by Justice Hussaina Adamu Aliyu has on 8th December, 2021 sentenced one Alto Ado aged 70 to life imprisonment found guilty for the offence of […]
CULPABLE HOMICIDE : Jigawa High Court Acquits one, Sentences another to Death by Hanging. The Jigawa High Court of Justice sitting in Kazaure Presided by Honourable Justice Hussaina Adamu Aliyu has on Monday 6th December, 2021, discharged and acquitted one Halilu Haruna of Ture kwado Village from Gwiwa local government, who was arraigned before the […]
Jigawa High Court Dicharges and acquits Seven Defendants Arraign for Rape, Act of gross Indecency and Sodomy.The Jigawa High Court of Justice sitting in Kazaure Presided over by Honourable Justice Hussaina Adamu Aliyu has on 29th November 2021 delivered six judgments where all the six (6) defendants were discharged and acquitted. The cases in which […]
JIGAWA HIGH COURT SENTENCES PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHER TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR DEFILING 5-YEAR-OLD PUPIL.The Jigawa High Court of Justice sitting in Kazaure presided by Justice Hussaina Adamu Aliyu has on Monday 29th November, 2021 convicted one Makasusi Sunusi for the offence of rape having defiled a 5-year-old pupil.The facts of the case were that, Mr […]
JIGAWA HIGH COURT SENTENCES RAPIST TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT, ACQUITS 5 OTHERS ARRAIGN FOR SODOMY, CULPABLE HOMICIDE, CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY AND ARMED ROBBERY. High Court of Justice Jigawa State sitting in Hadejia, presided by Justice Ado Yusuf has found one Sa’idu Zakar from Bayi Quarters in Hadejia local government, guilty for the offence of Rape.The facts of […]
JIGAWA HIGH COURT SENTENCES HIV RAPIST TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR DEFILING 6-YEAR-OLD SISTER IN-LAW, DISCHARGES ANOTHER CHARGE FOR CULPABLE HOMICIDE The Jigawa High Court of Justice sitting at Birnin Kudu Local Government division presided by Honourable Justice Musa Ubale delivered judgment of two cases on 5th October 2021, against one Idris Munkaila (alias Dan asabe) […]
PRESS STATEMENT JIGAWA HIGH COURT DISCHARGES SUSPECT ARRAING FOR RAPING 7-YEAR OLD GIRL The Jigawa High Court of Justice sitting at Gumel presided by Honourable Justice A.M. Sambo has on 10th November, 2021 discharged and acquitted Salisu Abdul arraigned for the offence of Rape punishable under Section 3 of the Penal Code (Miscellaneous Amendment) Law […]
JIGAWA HIGH COURT DISCHARGES SUSPECT ARRAIGNS FOR RAPING 7-YEAR OLD GIRL The Jigawa High Court of Justice sitting at Gumel presided by Honourable Justice A.M. Sambo has on 10th November, 2021 discharged and acqutted Salisu Abdul arraigned for the offence of Rape punishable under Section 3 of the Penal Code (Miscellaneous Amendment) Law No 9, […]
Jigawa High Court finds 10-year-old boy guilty of Culpable Homicide, discharges another arraign for rape.The Jigawa State High Court Sitting in Gumel Presided by Honourable Justice A. M. Sambo on 10th November 2021 delivered judgment against a 10-year-old boy (name withheld) found guilty for the offence of Culpable Homicide under Section 221(b) of the Penal […]
Conspiracy and Armed robbery :Jigawa High Court Sentences Man to 7 years imprisonment. Jigawa State High Court of Justice sitting at Hadejia, Presided over by Honourable Justice Ado Yusuf Birnin Kudu has on 22nd October 2021 convicted one Ali Idi (who conspired with one Gando now at large) for the offences of Conspiracy and Armed […]
Court of Appeal Upholds judgment against 2 Rapists, Replaces 7 year sentence to life imprisonment, acquits 2 others charge with act of gross indecency. Court of Appeal Kano Division on Friday 8th October 2021 upheld the judgment of High Court of Justice Jigawa State against one Mesara Ayuba and Abdurrahman Musa accused to have raped […]
Jigawa High Court Sentences Man to Life imprisonment for rape, acquits another charge with Culpable homicide. The Jigawa High Court Sitting in Birnin kudu, Presided by Justice Musa Ubale has on 5th October 2021 sentenced one Idris Munkaila to life imprisonment for the offence of Rape contrary to section 283 of the penal code (Miscellaneous […]
Jigawa High Court Sentences Man to 3 years imprisonment for armed robbery, acquits 3 others charge for Culpable homicide. Jigawa High Court of Justice sitting at Gumel presided by Hon. Justice M.A Sambo on 6th September, 2021, has delivered Judgment against one Sa’idu Haruna of Dawanbiri Fulani Settlement of Gamji Village Gagarawa Local Government […]
CLC resolves 20 yrs inheritance Case The Community Law center department of the Jigawa Justice Sector and Law Reform Commission has resolved a case of denial of inheritance that lasted for 20 years in jama’ar Malam Hassan village of Yankwashi Local Government Area of Jigawa State.The deceased family Yusufa M Habu, saminu M habu, ilyasu […]
Jigawa State High Court Sitting in Gumel Presided by Justice Abubakar Mohammed Sambo has On Monday 30th August 2021 delivered judgment against one: Muhammad Sani and Rabilu Usman, charged for Criminal Conspiracy and Armed robbery. The fact of the case was that, five men namely 1. Usman Aliyu Abubakar 2. Muhammad Sani 3.Rabilu Usman 4. […]
The Executive Governor of Jigawa State His Excellency Alhaji Muhammad Badaru Abubakar, MON, mni, has granted pardon to seventy-nine (79) convicted inmates serving various jail terms in Custodial Correctional facilities across the state and Kafinhausa Reformatory School with effect from 27th August, 2021. The pardon was in the spirit of the commemoration of 30 years […]
Commissioner of Police Jigawa Command visits Attorney General seeks to strengthen working relationship. The newly posted Commissioner of Police Jigawa Command CP Aliyu Sale Tafida psc has paid a familiarization visit to the office of the Jigawa State Attorney-General and the Commissioner for Justice Dr Musa Adamu Aliyu on Tuesday 24th August 2021. The visit […]
Jigawa High Court Sentences one to death by hanging, Acquits 2 Others. High Court of Justice sitting at Gumel presided by Justice M. A Sambo on Wednesday 18th August 2021, has found one Habibu Haruna of Dan Makama Village in Suletankarkar Local Government guilty for the offence culpable Homicide punishable with death under section 221 […]
Jigawa High Court Sentences Man to death by hanging for killing his wife, acquits 3 others for sexual assault. The Jigawa State High Court Sitting in Gumel , presided by Justice Abubakar Mohammed Sambo has on 4th August 2021, convicted one Rabiu Mamman of Medin Labo village, Gagarawa Local Government Area and sentenced him to […]
Jigawa High Court Sentences Man to life imprisonment for raping and impregnating 12 year old Girl, Acquits 3 others accused of Armed Robbery. The Jigawa High Court of Justice sitting in Hadejia Presided by Hon. Justice Ado Yusuf Birnin Kudu has on 29th June 2021 convicted one Jibril Idi to life imprisonment for the offence […]
Court of Appeal upholds judgment against rapist sentences to 21 years imprisonment. 29th June 2021. Court of Appeal kano division, presided by Hon. Justice Habeeb Abiru JCA has on 28th June 2021 affirmed the judgement of High Court of Justice Jigawa State where one Mummuni Tukur (Appellant) was convicted for the offences of Rape and […]
Jigawa High Court jails 65yrs old man to life imprisonment for Sodomy. The Jigawa State High Court No 6 sitting at Birnin Kudu presided over by Hon Justice Musa Ubale has on Monday 21st June, 2021 convicted one Sabiu Suleiman (65 years old) for the offence of Sodomy committed against a 15 year old boy […]
PRESS RELEASE: Court of Appeal affirms conviction of Life Imprisonment on a rapist The Court of Appeal of Nigeria Kano Division presided by Hon Justice (Dr) Hussein Mukhtar has yesterday being Tuesday, the 8th day of June, 2021, affirmed the conviction and sentence for life imprisonment on one Auwalu Shu’aibu who was convicted by the […]
MULAN NATIONAL PRESIDENT VISITS JIGAWA HONOURABLE ATTORNEY June, 4th 2021. The National President of the Muslim Lawyers Association of Nigeria (MULAN), Professor Abdulqadir Abikan Ibrahim, has paid a courtesy visit to the Honourable Attorney-General/Commissioner for Justice of Jigawa State, Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu to his office with the view to strengthen the relationship with all […]
Ministerial Press Briefing on the achievements of the Jigawa State Ministry of Justice Marking the Second Year in Office of His Excellency the Executive Governor of Jigawa State. Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar MON, mni. Presented by: Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, The Honourable Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice At Ministry of Justice Conference Room, Block […]
JUSTICE UMAR SADIQ SWORN IN AS JIGAWA STATE CHIEF JUDGE The Acting Governor of Jigawa State Malam Umar Namadi fca, has today 24th May, 2021 swears in Honourable Justice Umar M. Sadiq as the substantive Chief Judge of Jigawa State. This came following the recommendation by National Judicial Council and acceptance of the recommendation by […]
BILL FOR A LAW TO ESTABLISH PUBLIC COMPLAINT AND ANTI CORRUPTION COMMISSION IN JIGAWA STATE The Chairman and members of Jigawa State Technical Committee for Anti Corruption Mechanism had shortly after its last meeting yesterday in Abuja, paid a courtesy call on the D.G./C.E.O., NITDA Nigeria, Mallam Kashif Inuwa Abdullahi CCIE, at the Corporate Office […]
Culpable Homicide: Court of Appeal Kano Division Upholds Badamasi Gawoni’s Death Sentence.1st May 2021. The Court of Appeal Kano Division on Friday 30th April, 2021 affirmed the judgment of High Court of Justice Jigawa State which sentenced one Badamasi Gawoni and one other to death by hanging. The judgment of the Court of Appeal was […]
JIGAWA STATE GOVERNOR SIGNS VIOLENCE AGAINST PERSONS PROHIBITION BILL INTO LAW. 25th February, 2021. The Executive Governor of Jigawa State Alhaji Muhammadu Badaru Abubakar MON mni on Wednesday 24th February 2021 signed the violence against persons prohibition law to eliminate and prohibit all forms of violence and ensure maximum protection for the citizens in the […]
JIGAWA HIGH COURT SENTENCES MAN TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT, ANOTHER TO 21 YEARS IMPRISONMENT, DISCHARGED AND ACQUITTED ONE. 1st Feb. 2021. The Jigawa State High Court No. 6 (sitting as vacation court) at Dutse had on Monday 1st February, 2021, convicted and sentenced one Suleiman Ahmed, (m), 27 years old, of Lutai Village, Birnin Kudu LGA, […]
January 2,2020. The Jigawa State Ministry of Justice under the Honourable Attorney-General’s able stewardship, Dr Musa Adamu Aliyu, have witnessed tremendous success during the year 2020. Part of the achievement were the improvements of its Administrative functions through capacity building of staffs , the use of digital technology, tracking cases, and accomplishing various projects […]
PRESS RELEASE 30th December 2020. Culpable Homicide: Jigawa State High Court Convicts 2 Persons to Death The Jigawa State High Court Sitting in Ringim presided by Justice Ahmed Mohammed Kazaure has today 29th December 2020 Convicted one Mustapha Idris of Daneji village in Ringim local government and one Jamilu Harisu from Muku Village in Garki […]
Press release 30th December 2020 JIGAWA CHIEF MAGISTRATE COURT SENTENCES ONE SABI’U CHAMO TO SIX(6) MONTHS IN CORRECTIONAL CENTER OR N20,000 FINE AND 20 STROKES OF CAIN FOR INJURIOUS FALSEHOOD TO GOVERNOR BADARU The Chief Magistrate Court 1 sitting in Dutse presided by Batula Dauda had convicted one Sabi’u Ibrahim Chamo for defamation of Character […]
26th Dec 2020. The Jigawa State Ministry of Justice with support from Partners West Africa (PWAN) has introduced a Hausa weekly Radio program titled “SHARIA ‘YANCIN KAI”. The program is targeted at creating public awareness on access to Justice and responsibilities of Justice actors. It is also part of the programme’s objective to educate people […]
11th December 2020. The Ministry of Justice Jigawa State, on Thursday 10th December 2020, secured the conviction of one Ibrahim Yusuf aged 34years, from Kangire village Birnin kudu LGA before the High Court of Justice Jigawa State sitting at Birnin Kudu presided over by Hon Justice Musa Ubale in a case of rape and act […]
25TH November 2020. The Jigawa State Governor Alhaji Muhammadu Badaru has appointed Alhaji Lawan Abdu Babura as the new Chairman of the Civil service commission with the view to maintain the core values of honesty, integrity and objectivity in the Jigawa Civil service . Alhaji Lawan was sworn in by the Executive Governor and the […]
19th November 2020 In line with the National e-Government Masterplan and the Digital Transformation Agenda of the Federal Government, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA)has held a one day workshop to present and review a draft document for the implementation of e-governance in Jigawa state. Declaring the session open, The Jigawa state Governor His […]
19th November 2020. The All Progressive Congress (APC) Media Forum has paid a Courtesy visit to the office of jigawa state Attorney General and the Commissioner of Justice Dr Musa Adamu Aliyu. The visits is to appreciate and commend him for the developmental initiatives the Ministry had witnessed under his leadership. The Forum led by […]
3rd November 2020 Jigawa Ministry of Justice Website unveiled. With a view to improving access to justice in Jigawa State, the Honourable Attorney-General Commissioner for Justice Jigawa State, Dr Musa Adamu Aliyu has, with support from the Center for Democracy and Development (CDD), unveiled the official website of the Jigawa State Ministry of Justice on […]
Saturday, 5th September 2020 Digitalizing the Justice Sector: NITDA Donates Computer Laptops to Jigawa State Ministry of Justice. The Jigawa State Ministry of Justice had earlier received the donation of 50 laptop computers from the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), through a contracting company COBHMOT Global under a project called “provision of digital literacy […]