Sagiru Rijiyar-Zaki, 22, was found guilty of culpable homicide and sentenced to death by hanging by a Kano High Court on Tuesday.
Sagiru was found guilty by the court of killing his sister Munawara by strangulation with a scarf and stabbing his stepmother Rabiatu Sagir.
Justice Amina Adamu-Aliyu said in her Tuesday’s ruling that the prosecution had shown its case beyond a reasonable doubt.
As a result, Adamu-Aliyu gave the prisoner a hanging death sentence.
Before this, the prosecution’s attorney, Mr. Lamido Abba-Sorondinki, told the court that the offender had committed the crime in Rijiyar Zaki Quarters in Kano on January 7, 2023.
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He said that following a misunderstanding, Rijiyar-Zaki killed his stepmother Rabiatu at around 8 p.m. by strangling his sister Munawara with her scarf and stabbing her in the neck with a screwdriver.
To bolster their case against the defendant, the prosecution called two witnesses and produced exhibits.
However, the convicted person denied having committed the crime.
According to the prosecution, the offence contravenes the requirements of Section 221(a) of the Penal Code Law of Kano State, 1991.
Mr. Mubarak Abubakar, the defence attorney, called the prisoner to testify on his behalf.
