Culpable homicide: Defendant accuses police of demanding N150k bribe

One Tijjani Mohammed, who is standing trial for alleged culpable homicide in an FCT High Court, Nyanya, on Thursday told the court that the Police demanded N150, 000 bribes from him for his release.The prosecuting counsel, Mr Kufreabasi Ebong, earlier alleged that the defendant had stabbed and killed one Samsudeen Abdullahi with a knife at Anguwan Hausawa, Karu, FCT.The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the allegation against him.

Mohammed said one day he was at his Barbershop when the deceased and one Nuhu were engaged in a fight in front of the shop.Also read:He said the following day, he was returning from the Mosque at about 8 p.m. when he was attacked by the deceased and five of his friends. He also alleged that the police had rejected the statement he gave, beat him up and forced him to sign the one written by them.

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