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A Kano State High Court on Tuesday sentenced two men Aliyu Hussaini, and Amir Zakariyya, to death for the murder of a newly wedded groom, Yazid Haruna, in the state.
The defendants were arraigned by the police for stabbing the deceased with as knife
They were convicted for conspiracy, armed robbery and culpable homicide.
Earlier, the prosecution counsel, Mr. Lamido Abba-Sorondinki, told the court that the defendants committed the offence on June 11 last year at Sheka Sabuwar Abuja Quarters, Kano.
He said: “The defendants conspired, armed themselves with long knives and machete robbed the victim (Haruna) of his two mobile phones, and a cash sum of N19,500 and caused his death by stabbing him in the stomach, chest, and head.”
The prosecution presented three witnesses and tendered medical reports to prove the case against the defendants.
They, however, denied committing the offence.
Abba-Sorondinki said the offence contravened the provisions of Section 97(1), 298(c) and 221(a) of the Penal Code Laws of Kano State.
The defence counsel, Mr. Haruna Saleh-Zakariyya, presented the convicts to testify in their defence and pleaded for leniency.
In her judgment, Justice Amina Adamu-Aliyu, held that the prosecution had proven its case beyond reasonable doubt.
“The action of the defendants is inhuman. The robbery of phones has become rampant
“I hereby sentence the defendants to one year imprisonment each for conspiracy, life imprisonment for robbery.
“The convicts are hereby sentenced to death by hanging for culpable homicide ” the judge said.
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