By Kolawole Olalekan
A Kano State High Court has sentenced a 19-year-old woman, Saudat Jibrin, to death by hanging for the murder of her 30-year-old husband, Salisu Idris.
Jibrin, a resident of Kumbosto Local Government Area of Kano, was arraigned and convicted on a charge of culpable homicide after killing husband just nine days after their wedding.
Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, Lamido Abba-Sorondinki, told the court that Jibrin committed the offence on May 5, 2025, at Farawa Quarters in Kano.
According to him, at about 9 pm on the fateful day, Jibrin laced her husband’s “Zoho” drink and slashed his throat with a knife.
Abba-Sorondinki presented two witnesses to prove the case against the defendant. He said the offence contravenes the provision of Section 221(a) of the Penal Code.
The convict however denied committing the offence.
The Defence Counsel, Mr. Abdulfatah Muhammad, presented the convict to testify in her own defence.
Muhammad pleaded for leniency, saying she had become a changed person while in custody, having memorised the Holy Qur’an.
He also urged the Court to consider that the convict was the oldest child of her parents and that her siblings depend on her for their survival.
The Court, however, found the evidence sufficient to warrant the capital punishment.
Delivering judgment, the presiding Judge, Justice Maryam Sabo, held that the prosecution had proven its case beyond reasonable doubt.
“I hereby sentence Saudat Jibrin to death by hanging for culpable homicide,” the Judge ruled.
