BABA ALKALI BA'ABA, J.C.A: (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of the Katsina State High Court, sitting at Katsina State Judicial Division, Katsina, delivered on the 29th day of October, 2003, by the learned, trial Chief Judge who found the appellants guilty on the three counts charge and sentenced them to various terms of imprisonment. The 1st and 2nd appellants were the 1st and 2nd accused persons arraigned before the Katsina State High Court, Katsina, on a three counts charge as follows:
"Count One:
THAT YOU (1) Alhaji Bello Usman Buwai and (2) Sulaiman Yusuf on or about the 29th day of December, 2000, near Kofar Yandaka in Katsina within the Jurisdiction of this Honourable Court committed culpable homicide not punishable with death by doing an act to wit: causing the death of
(1) Musa Sale,
(2) Salisu Usman
(3) Ibrahim Amadu
(4) Muhammed Mustapha; and
(5) Aminu Ali all of Katsina by unlawfully and recklessly dealing in, mishandling and disc…