Harsh? Farmer jailed 5 years for calling DCE on phone and telling him ‘I’ll kill you’
The 45-year-old farmer Abubakari Numburu threatened to kill the District Chief Executive of Chereponi in the North East Region over the phone at the time. He never realized that his threat may land him in prison for five years, even if he didn’t follow through on it.
After entering a guilty plea, the Northern Region’s Yendi Circuit court found that his actions violated section 75 of the Criminal Offences Act 1960, Act 29. As a result, he was placed in jail.
The prosecution, headed by D/C/Inspector Nicodemus York, described in detail how, on November 20, 2023, Numburu, a farmer in Kwame Nansoni, threatened Nashiru Zuwera Muda, saying, “I will kill you if you dare enter Chereponi.”
The alarmed complainant didn’t want to wait for the now-convict to back his death threat with action. He promptly reported the matter to Chereponi police, who, with the assistance of National Security, apprehended Numburu.
During the interrogation, Numburu admitted guilt in his caution statement, leading Judge H/H Justice Francis Ayamwuni Asobayire to decree a five-year prison term for the offence.
Judge Ayamwuni Asobayire based Numburu’s 5-year jail sentence on Section 75 of Act 29, which declares that anyone who threatens another person with death with the intention of making that person fear for their life is guilty of a second-degree felony.
This narrative emphasizes the importance of upholding public safety and order by serving as a warning about the legal consequences of making threats intended to incite fear.
