An 87-year-old man, Dahiru Garba, has been arraigned before a Chief Magistrate’s Court in Yola, Adamawa State, for allegedly attacking an Area Court judge with a cutlass and inflicting grievous injuries on his hand.
Garba, a resident of Korawa village in Fufore Local Government Area, allegedly attacked the Presiding Judge of Mayo-Ine Area Court, Hon. Dauda Hamman, on August 31, 2026, while the judge was presiding over a case involving the suspect and another individual, Ismail Yusuf.
According to the Adamawa State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Nguroje, the suspect allegedly used a cutlass to repeatedly strike the judge’s hand during the incident, leaving him with serious injuries.
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