Man to Die By Hanging for Killing Woman in Kano

By Micheal Chukwuebuka

A Kano State High Court has sentenced Shuaibu Abdulkadir to death by hanging after finding him guilty of murdering a pregnant housewife, Rumaisa Shuaibu, in Kano State.

Justice Farida Rabiu-Danbappa of High Court No. 22, Miller Road, delivered the judgment on Friday, holding that the prosecution proved the charge of culpable homicide punishable with death beyond reasonable doubt.

Delivering the verdict, the judge said, “I found 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.”

According to the prosecution, led by Basiru Aliyu, the incident occurred in 2025 at the victim’s residence in Farawa Quarters, Kumbotso Local Government Area of Kano State. The court heard that the 23-year-old pregnant woman had demanded the repayment of money allegedly owed to her by the defendant before the attack.

The prosecution told the court that Abdulkadir allegedly tied the victim’s neck and slit her throat with a sharp knife, resulting in her death. It also revealed that the deceased was a friend of the defendant’s fiancée.

To prove its case, the prosecution called three witnesses, including the deceased’s husband, Ibrahim Muhammad, the defendant’s fiancée, Asiya Abdulmalik, and the Investigating Police Officer, ASP Chindo Chiwa.

The prosecution also tendered several exhibits before the court, including the defendant’s confessional statement, a video recording, electronic evidence, photographs of the deceased, the knife allegedly used in the killing, and the defendant’s mobile phone.

Although Abdulkadir denied committing the offence, the court found the evidence against him convincing. His lawyer, Mustapha Idris, had pleaded for leniency, describing him as a first-time offender who had shown remorse, but the court upheld the death sentence in line with the provisions of Section 221 of the Penal Code.