2 to die by hanging for killing Kano varsity lecturer

By Bashir Bello

KANO— A Kano High Court has sentenced 2 men to decease by hanging for stabbing to decease a lecturer with the state-owned university, Northwest University Kano, Buhari Imam.

The duo of Aliyu Hussaini and Amir Zakariyya were convicted connected a three-count complaint of conspiracy, equipped robbery and culpable homicide.

The proceedings judge, Justice Fatima Adamu successful her judgment, held that the prosecution had proven its lawsuit beyond tenable doubt.

“The enactment of the defendants shows full disregard for quality life. I hereby, condemnation the defendants to 5 years’ imprisonment each for conspiracy, 10 years’ imprisonment each for robbery without an enactment of fine.

“The convicts are hereby sentenced to decease by hanging for culpable homicide. May God person mercy connected them,” Justice Adamu stated.

Earlier, the prosecution counsel, Lamido Sorondinki, told the tribunal that the convicts committed the offence connected June 11, astatine Sheka Sabuwar Abuja Quarters, Kano.

He said that astir 3.30a.m., connected the said date, the defendants conspired, equipped themselves with unsafe weapons specified arsenic agelong knives and machet.

“In the process, the defendants robbed the unfortunate (Imam) of his mobile telephone and caused his decease by stabbing him successful the stomach, thigh, and back,” Sorondinki said.

The prosecution presented 3 witnesses and tendered aesculapian reports and photographs of the deceased arsenic exhibits to beryllium their lawsuit against the defendants.

The convicts, however, denied committing the offence.

The authoritative said the offence contravenes the provisions of Section 97(1), 298(c) and 221(a) of the Penal Code Laws of Kano State.

The defence counsel, Haruna Zakariyya, presented the convicts to attest successful their defence and pleaded for leniency.

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