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A man has received a death sentence, after killing two people in Kano state.
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The suspect was accused of gruesomely akilling his stepmother and stepsister.
A High Court sitting in Kano state has sentenced one Sagiru Rijiyar-Zaki to death by hanging.
The 22-year-old man was sentenced, after being found guilty of culpable homicide.
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Sagiru murdered his stepmother, Rabiatu Sagir with a screwdriver, before using a scarf to strangle his sister to death.
During the hearing, the prosecution counsel, Lamido Abba-Sorondinki told the court that the convict committed the crime on January 7, 2023, at Rijiyar Zaki Quarters, Kano.
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He added that Sagiru stabbed his stepmom with a screwdriver in the neck, before using a scarf to kill his stepsister, an offence which contravenes the provisions of Section 221(a) of the Penal Code Law of Kano State, 1991.
Delivering judgement, the presiding judge, Justice Amina Adamu-Aliyu found the defendant guilty, and therefore sentenced him to death by hanging.
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