TWO MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING FOR MURDER OF KANO UNIVERSITY LECTURER

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A High Court in Kano has sentenced two men, Aliyu Hussaini and Amir Zakariyya, to death by hanging for killing Buhari Imam, a lecturer at Northwest University, Kano.

Justice Fatima Adamu delivered the judgment after finding the defendants guilty of conspiracy, armed robbery, and culpable homicide.

She ruled that the prosecution had proved its case beyond reasonable doubt, adding that the convicts showed total disregard for human life.

“The action of the defendants shows total disregard for human life. I hereby sentence the defendants to five years’ imprisonment each for conspiracy, 10 years’ imprisonment each for robbery (with no option of fine), and death by hanging for culpable homicide. May God have mercy on them,” the judge declared.

According to the prosecution counsel, Lamido Sorondinki, the incident occurred around 3:30 a.m. on June 11 at Sheka Sabuwar Abuja Quarters in Kano.

The convicts were said to have conspired, armed themselves with long knives and machetes, and attacked the lecturer in his residence. They reportedly stole his mobile phone and inflicted fatal stab wounds on his stomach, thigh, and back.

The prosecution called three witnesses and tendered medical reports and photographs of the victim to support its case.

The defendants, however, denied the charges, while their counsel, Haruna Zakariyya, pleaded with the court to temper justice with mercy.