A Nasarawa State High Court sitting in Lafia has sentenced one Saidu Idi to death by hanging for armed robbery and culpable homicide .
The judgment was delivered by the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Aisha Muhammed Usman, on Monday, February 2, 2026.
Idi was arraigned on a three-count charge of criminal conspiracy, armed robbery, and culpable homicide in connection with an incident that occurred in 2015.
The court discharged him on the count of criminal conspiracy, but found him guilty of armed robbery and culpable homicide.
The Attorney-General of Nasarawa State and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Isaac Danladi, who prosecuted the case, described the judgment as a landmark decision.
