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A High Court successful Kano State has sentenced a newlywed woman, Saudat Jibril, to decease by hanging aft uncovering her blameworthy of murdering her husband, Salisu Idris, conscionable 9 days aft their wedding.
The judgement followed the decision of the trial, during which the tribunal heard grounds presented by some the prosecution and the defence.
The incidental occurred successful May 2025 successful Farawa, a assemblage successful Kumbotso Local Government Area of Kano State, wherever the mates had been joined for lone 9 days earlier the hubby was killed.
The prosecution, led by Barrister Lamido Abba Soron Dinki, counsel to the Kano State Government, called 3 witnesses successful enactment of its case.
The defence counsel, Barrister Abdulfatah Muhammad, presented Saudat Jibril arsenic the sole witnesser successful her defence.
Delivering the judgment, Justice Maryam Sabo held that the prosecution had proved its lawsuit beyond tenable uncertainty and accepted the grounds presented by the prosecution portion rejecting the defendant’s testimony.
“The tribunal finds the suspect blameworthy arsenic charged and hereby sentences her to decease by hanging,” Justice Sabo ruled.
Following the judgment, correctional work officials escorted Saudat Jibril from the courtroom to statesman serving her sentence, pending immoderate appeal.
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