Kano court sentences man to death by hanging for murder

A High Court successful Kano has sentenced Abdulaziz Umar to decease by hanging aft uncovering him blameworthy of sidesplitting Mubarak Salisu.

Umar, a nonmigratory of Fagge Quarters successful Kano, was convicted connected 2 charges: equipped robbery and culpable homicide.

Delivering judgment, Justice Zuwaira Yusuf held that the prosecution had successfully proved the lawsuit beyond tenable doubt.

“I hereby condemnation the convict to beingness imprisonment for robbery and to decease by hanging for culpable homicide until helium is certified dead,” she said.

Earlier, the prosecution lawyer, Aisha Salisu, told the tribunal that the incidental occurred connected October 1, 2020, astatine Race Course successful Badawa Layout, Kano.

She explained that connected that day, Umar stabbed Salisu successful the tummy and manus with a crisp weapon during an onslaught astatine Independence Day celebrations, starring to his death.

The attacker besides stole the victim’s Samsung phone.

The prosecution called 5 witnesses and tendered grounds to enactment the lawsuit against the defendant.

However, Umar denied committing the crime.

According to the prosecutor, the offences contravene Sections 298 and 221 of the Penal Code.

The defence lawyer, Ya’u Abdullahi, presented the suspect to attest successful his ain defence.

Kano tribunal sentences antheral to decease by hanging for murder

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