Court Sentences Two to Death by Hanging for Murder of Kano Varsity Lecturer
A Kano High Court has sentenced two men, Aliyu Hussaini and Amir Zakariyya, to death by hanging for the murder of a lecturer with Northwest University, Kano, Buhari Imam.
The convicts were found guilty on a three-count charge of conspiracy, armed robbery, and culpable homicide.
Delivering judgment, the presiding judge, Justice Fatima Adamu, held that the prosecution had proved its case beyond reasonable doubt.
“The action of the defendants shows total disregard for human life.
I hereby sentence the defendants to five years’ imprisonment each for conspiracy, ten years’ imprisonment each for robbery without an option of fine, and death by hanging for culpable homicide.
May God have mercy on them,” Justice Adamu declared.
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Earlier, the prosecution counsel, Barrister Lamido Sorondinki, told the court that the offence was committed on June 11 at Sheka Sabuwar Abuja Quarters in Kano.
He explained that at about 3:30 a.m., the defendants conspired and armed themselves with dangerous weapons, including long knives and machetes.
“In the process, the defendants robbed the victim, Buhari Imam, of his mobile phone and caused his death by stabbing him in the stomach, thigh, and back,” Sorondinki stated.
The prosecution presented three witnesses and tendered medical reports and photographs of the deceased as exhibits before the court.
While the convicts denied the charges, the prosecutor noted that their actions contravened Sections 97(1), 298(c), and 221(a) of the Penal Code Laws of Kano State.
The defence counsel, Barrister Haruna Zakariyya, who represented the two defendants, pleaded for leniency on their behalf.
By PRNigeria
