Court sentences man to d3ath by hanging for m8rder in Kano

A Kano State High Court sitting at the Audu Bako Secretariat has sentenced Tahir Tanimu to d3ath by hanging for the m8rder of Shamsu Yakubu. 

Taminu, alongside Martins Joseph of Unguwar Uku Quarters, Kano, was charged on a three-count charge of criminal conspiracy, abetment and culpable homicide. 

The court, presided over by Justice Aisha Mahmud Ibrahim, however, deferred judgement in the case of Joseph Martins, citing his status as a minor at the time the offence was committed.
Justice Ibrahim said the matter would await the decision of the Kano State Governor in line with the law.
 

The Kano State Government had arraigned the two defendants on charges of criminal conspiracy and culpable homicide.

During the trial, the prosecution counsel, Lamido Abba Soron Dinki, called four witnesses in support of the case, while the defendants testified in their own defence before the court delivered its judgment.

Shamsu Yakubu was k!lled during a political clash in a community in Tarauni Local Government Area of Kano State in 2023. 

The court heard that the victim was st@bbed in the chest and later d!ed from the injuries sustained.

Speaking with journalists after the judgement, the deceased’s father, Yakubu Shehu, popularly known as Bauchi, said the case took several years to conclude.

He commended the State Commissioner of Justice, the state prosecutor, Barrister Lamido Abba Soron Dinki, and the presiding judge for their roles in the case.

He expressed satisfaction with the judgement, saying justice had been served.