A 14-year-old boy has spent five months in a Kano
remand home for allegedly killing a chicken belonging to
his step-mother, Weekly Trust has gathered.
The boy (name withheld) had a dispute with his step-
mum in Wudil local government area of Kano State five
months ago, a legal counsel Audu Bulama Bukarti, said.
“He was taken to the police station by the step-mum over
her chicken and when efforts by the police to settle them
yielded no result, the case was transferred to court,” he
added.
Bukarti said as a result of the dispute the boy has spent
five months at the Goron Dutse remand home. In a letter
addressed to the commissioner of justice, Bukarti said
more than 70 percent of the 65 inmates at the home are
being held over minor offences.
He said during his visit to the remand home he spoke
with many of the inmates and that their condition is
deplorable as they are not well-fed.
When contacted, the state commissioner for women
affairs and social welfare, Dr. Binta Tijjani Jibril, said the
allegation was baseless because according to her, food is
supplied to the home on a quarterly basis and the
inmates are fed thrice daily.
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