A Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court has ordered that a 37-year-old driver, Salisu Auta, who allegedly drove in reckless manner and caused the death of a motorcyclist be remanded in Correctional Centre.
The defendant, a resident of Rigasa Kaduna, was charged on Thursday with causing death by reckless driving.
The Magistrate, Ibrahim Emmanuel, who did not take Auta’s plea for want in jurisdiction, ordered that the case file be returned to the State Director of Public Prosecutions for legal advice.
He adjourned the matter until August 9 for a hearing.
Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, Inspector Chidi Leo, told the court that Auta committed the offence on June 23 at about 6:30pm along Kawo Road in Kaduna.
Leo alleged that Auta drove his bus with registration number MA 216 KVA in a reckless manner, knocking down a motorcyclist, Haruna Inuwa.
The prosecutor further said that Inuwa sustained head injuries and died while receiving treatment at the Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital, Kaduna.
He noted that the offence contravened the provisions of Section 21 of the Road Traffic Law of Kaduna State 2017.
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