Kano Court Sentences Two Men to Death for Murder of University Lecturer
A Kano State High Court has sentenced two men — Aliyu Hussaini and Amir Zakariyya — to death by hanging for the murder of a lecturer at Northwest University, Kano, Buhari Imam.
The convicts were found guilty on three counts of conspiracy, armed robbery, and culpable homicide.
Delivering judgment, Justice Fatima Adamu said the prosecution had successfully proved its case beyond reasonable doubt, noting that the defendants showed “total disregard for human life.”
“I hereby sentence the defendants to five years’ imprisonment each for conspiracy, 10 years’ imprisonment each for robbery without an option of fine, and death by hanging for culpable homicide.
May God have mercy on them,” the judge declared.
According to the prosecution counsel, Barrister Lamido Sorondinki, the incident occurred on June 11 at Sheka Sabuwar Abuja Quarters in Kano.
He told the court that the convicts conspired in the early hours of the morning — around 3:30 a.m. — armed with dangerous weapons, including long knives and machetes, to rob the victim.
“In the process, the defendants robbed the victim, Buhari Imam, of his mobile phone and caused his death by stabbing him in the stomach, thigh, and back,” Sorondinki said.
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The prosecution presented three witnesses and tendered medical reports and photographs of the deceased as evidence.
While both defendants denied the charges, the court found them guilty under Sections 97(1), 298(c), and 221(a) of the Penal Code Laws of Kano State.
Their lawyer, Barrister Haruna Zakariyya, had earlier pleaded with the court to temper justice with mercy.
