Nigerian court sentences two men to death for murder in Kano
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Aminiya
A Kano State court has sentenced Aliyu Adamu and Mubarak Abdussalam to hanging for the murder of Alhaji Dahiru, who was stabbed in Yankusa. The judge also sentenced Sadik Sanusi to seven years in prison for his role in the case, according to the Aminiya media outlet.
A court in Kano State, northern Nigeria, has sentenced Aliyu Adamu and Mubarak Abdussalam to death by hanging for the murder of Alhaji Dahiru, a resident of Yankusa, Aminiya reports. Judge Fatima Adamu said the evidence presented by the prosecution established their guilt.
The court also sentenced Sadik Sanusi to seven years in prison. He was tried alongside the two men for complicity in murder and concealing the crime. According to the prosecution’s account reported by Aminiya, Sanusi used a transport tricycle to take the other two men to the scene of the murder, after which they burned the victim’s body.
The three men allegedly acted in order to seize Dahiru’s land ownership documents. The prosecution was led by lawyer Salisu Muhammad Tahir.
