- A High Court in Kano, presided over by Justice Maryam Sabo, sentenced Aminu Muhammad to death by hanging for the murder of a three-year-old girl, Rafi’atu Junaidu, in Bebeji Local Government Area.
- Court findings revealed that Aminu lured the child to a farm, strangled her, and used a bottle to slit open her stomach before removing her intestines, allegedly in exchange for a promised N400,000.
- Justice Sabo described the act as “inhumane and brutal,” stating that the punishment “serves as a deterrent to others.”
A High Court sitting in Kano has sentenced one Aminu Muhammad to death by hanging for the gruesome killing of a three-year-old girl, Rafi’atu Junaidu, in Jibga village, Bebeji Local Government Area.
The judgment was delivered on Wednesday by Justice Maryam Sabo at Miller Road, who found the accused guilty of murder after a lengthy trial.
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According to the court proceedings, the prosecuting counsel, Barrister Badawiyya Shehu Bala, called three witnesses to testify, while the defense presented only one item of evidence.
Justice Sabo ruled that the prosecution had established the defendant’s guilt beyond reasonable doubt. The court found that Aminu had lured the child from her home to a nearby farm, where he strangled her, used a bottle to slit open her stomach, and removed her intestines.
He was reportedly motivated by a promise of N400,000 from an unnamed individual.
Describing the act, Justice Sabo said it was “inhumane and brutal,” adding that the sentence “serves as a deterrent to others.”
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