A Kano High Court on Thursday sentenced a 19-year-old woman, Saudat Jibrin, to death by hanging for the murder of her 30-year-old husband, Salisu Idris, nine days after their wedding
Jibrin, who lives in Kumbosto local government area of Kano, was charged with culpable homicide.
Delivering judgment, Justice Maryam Sabo, held that the prosecution had proven its case beyond reasonable doubt.
“I hereby sentence Saudat Jibrin to death by hanging for culpable homicide. You have 90 days to appeal,” the judge ruled.
Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, Lamido Abba-Sorondinki, told the court that Jibrin committed the offence on May 5, 2025, at Farawa Quarters in Kano.
He said that at about 9 p.m Jibrin laced her husband’s “Zoho” drink and slashed his throat with a knife nine days after their wedding.
Abba-Sorondinki presented two witnesses to prove its case against the defendant.
The convict denied committing the offence.
The prosecutor said the offence contravened the provision of Section 221(a) of the Penal Code.
The Defence Counsel, Mr Abdulfatah Muhammad, presented the convict to testify in her own defence.
Muhammad pleaded for leniency on behalf of his client, saying she had become a changed person while in custody, having memorised the Holy Qur’an.
He also urged the court to consider that the convict was the oldest child of her parents and that her siblings depended on her for their survival.
Source: NAN
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