A Kano High Court on Friday sentenced one
Shuaibu Abdulkadir, to death by hanging for slaughtering a 23-year-old housewife, Rumasa’u Shuaibu, to death.
Abdulkadir, a resident of Chediyar Kuda, Shauchi Quarters, Kano, was convicted on a one-count charge of culpable homicide.
Delivering judgment, Justice Farida Rabiu-Danbappa, held that the prosecution had proven its case beyond reasonable doubt.
“I found Shuaibu Abdulkadir guilty. I hereby sentenced the convict to death by hanging for culpable homicide.
“May Allah have mercy on your soul. You have 90 days to appeal” The judge ruled
Earlier, the prosecution counsel, Basiru Kabiru-Ali, told the court that the convict committed the offence on April 6, 2025, at Tsamiyar Duhuwa Mariri by Farawa Quarters in Kano.
He said that on the same date at about 7:30 a.m Abdulkadir caused the death of Rumasa’u by slaughtering her with a sharp knife after tying her neck.
He told the court that the deceased was a friend of the defendant’s girlfriend.
The prosecution presented three witnesses and tendered seven exhibits including confessional statement, photograph and mobile phone of the deceased to prove their case against the defendant.
The convict, however, denied committing the offence.
Kabiru-Ali said the offence contravenes the provision of Section 221 of the Penal Code.
The defense counsel, Mr Mustapha Idris, presented the convict to testify in his own defence.
Idris pleaded for leniency on behalf of the defendant, describing him as a first-time offender who had expressed remorse of his actions.