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Bus conductor receives 10 strokes of cane for slapping passenger
🇳🇬 Nigeria /Crime & Justice

Bus conductor receives 10 strokes of cane for slapping passenger

From Vanguard · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A bus conductor in Kaduna, Nigeria, was sentenced to 10 strokes of the cane for assaulting a passenger.
  • The conductor, Abubakar Shehu, 20, slapped the passenger twice over a fare dispute.
  • The magistrate imposed the sentence after Shehu pleaded guilty to assault, warning him against future offenses.

A 20-year-old bus conductor, Abubakar Shehu, has been sentenced to 10 strokes of the cane for assaulting a passenger in Kaduna, Nigeria. The judgment was delivered by Magistrate Ibrahim Emmanuel at the Kaduna Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday.

The assault occurred on July 24 in Kawo, Kaduna, when Shehu engaged in an altercation with the complainant, Hadiza Rabiu, over transportation fare. During the dispute, Shehu slapped Ms. Rabiu twice in the face.

Shehu pleaded guilty to the charge of assault, which contravenes the Penal Code of Kaduna State, 2017. Magistrate Emmanuel noted the court's leniency due to Shehu's admission of guilt, which saved the court time. However, the magistrate issued a stern warning, stating that the court would not tolerate such behavior in the future.

In addition to the corporal punishment, Emmanuel ordered Shehu to provide an undertaking to maintain good conduct henceforth. The prosecutor, Insp. Chidi Leo, presented the case to the court.

the court would not take it lightly with him subsequently.

— Magistrate Ibrahim EmmanuelIssuing a warning to the convicted bus conductor.
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Originally published by Vanguard in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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