Nigeria: Court Sentences Man to Death By Hanging for Murder of Kano Housewife

AllAfrica English (current) En Français Toggle navigation My Account Toggle navigation AllAfrica My Account English (current) En Français Nigeria: Court Sentences Man to Death By Hanging for Murder of Kano Housewife 24 July 2026 Premium Times (Abuja) The prosecution told the court that Mr Abdulkadir committed the offence on 6 April 2025, in Farawa Quarters in Kano. The Kano State High Court in Kano on Friday sentenced Shuaibu Abdulkadir to death by hanging for the murder of a 23-year-old housewife, Rumasa'u Shuaibu. Mr Abdulkadir, who resides in Chediyar Kuda, Shauchi Quarters, Kano, was charged with culpable homicide. Delivering judgement, Justice Farida Rabiu-Danbappa held that the prosecution proved its case beyond a reasonable doubt. Follow us on WhatsApp | LinkedIn for the latest headlines "I find Shuaibu Abdulkadir guilty. I hereby sentence you to death by hanging for culpable homicide. "May Allah have mercy on your soul. You have 90 days to appeal," the judge held. Earlier, the prosecution lawyer, Basiru Kabiru-Ali, told the court that Mr Abdulkadir committed the offence on 6 April 2025, in Farawa Quarters in Kano. He said Mr Abdulkadir killed Ms Shuaibu, who was a friend of his girlfriend. The prosecution presented three witnesses and tendered seven exhibits including the confessional statement, photograph and mobile phone of the deceased to prove its case against the defendant. The convict, however, denied committing the offence which the prosecution stated contravened Section 221 of the Penal Code. Defence counsel, Mustapha Idris, presented the convict to testify in his own defence. Mr Idris pleaded for leniency on behalf of his client, describing him as a first-time offender who had expressed remorse for his actions. (NAN) Read the original article on Premium Times. Tagged: Nigeria West Africa Legal Affairs Copyright © 2026 Premium Times. All rights reserved. Distributed by AllAfrica Global Media (allAfrica.com). To contact the copyright holder directly for corrections — or for permission to republish or make other authorized use of this material, click here. AllAfrica publishes around 600 reports a day from more than 90 news organizations and over 500 other institutions and individuals, representing a diversity of positions on every topic. We publish news and views ranging from vigorous opponents of governments to government publications and spokespersons. Publishers named above each report are responsible for their own content, which AllAfrica does not have the legal right to edit or correct. Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica. To address comments or complaints, please Contact us. AllAfrica is a voice of, by and about Africa - aggregating, producing and distributing 600 news and information items daily from over 90 African news organizations and our own reporters to an African and global public. We operate from Cape Town, Dakar, Abuja, Johannesburg, Nairobi and Washington DC. Support our work Sign up for our newsletter For Advertisers Subscribe © 2026 AllAfrica Privacy Policy Contact Us About Us AllAfrica - All the Time Close Sign up for free AllAfrica Newsletters Get the latest in African news delivered straight to your inbox Submit By submitting above, you agree to our privacy policy. Success! Almost finished...We need to confirm your email address.To complete the process, please follow the instructions in the email we just sent you. Error! Error! There was a problem processing your submission. Please try again later.