Court sentences man to death for killing pregnant lover

  A Kano State High Court has sentenced Sha’aibu Abdulkadir to death by hanging after finding him guilty of murdering a newly married woman, Rumasa’u. Justice Farida Dan Baffa of High Court No. 22 delivered the judgement, holding that the prosecution proved the charge of culpable homicide beyond reasonable doubt. The judge said the court […]

 

A Kano State High Court has sentenced Sha’aibu Abdulkadir to death by hanging after finding him guilty of murdering a newly married woman, Rumasa’u.

Justice Farida Dan Baffa of High Court No. 22 delivered the judgement, holding that the prosecution proved the charge of culpable homicide beyond reasonable doubt.

The judge said the court was satisfied with the evidence presented by the prosecution, led by Barrister Bashiru Kabiru Aliyu.

During the trial, the prosecution called three witnesses, while the defendant testified in his own defence before the court delivered its verdict.

According to the evidence before the court, Abdulkadir visited the deceased at her residence in 2025, where he allegedly killed her after she informed him that she was pregnant with his child rather than her husband’s.

The court also heard that the deceased demanded N500,000 from him and threatened to expose their relationship if he failed to pay.

After reviewing the evidence and submissions of both parties, Justice Dan Baffa ruled that the prosecution had established the offence beyond reasonable doubt and consequently sentenced the defendant to death by hanging.