Kano Court Sentences Woman to Death for Kidnapping, Murder of 8-Year-Old

A Kano State High Court on Friday sentenced a housewife, Fadila Adamu, to death by hanging for kidnapping and murdering an eight-year-old girl by throwing her into a well.  

The defendant, a resident of Sabuwar Gandu Quarters, Kano, was convicted of kidnapping and culpable homicide.

Delivering the judgment, Justice Yusuf Muhammad-Ubale ruled that the prosecution had proven its case beyond a reasonable doubt.

“I hereby sentence the defendant to death by hanging for kidnapping and throwing the victim into a well, which caused her death,” the judge declared.

Earlier, the prosecution counsel, Lamido Abba-Sorondinki, told the court that the crime was committed on July 14, 2019, at Tudun Wada Quarters, Kano.

“At about 4:45 p.m., the defendant kidnapped the minor and took her to her house,” Abba-Sorondinki said.

“The defendant told her sister that the deceased was the daughter of her friend, whose mother had traveled to Ghana, and asked her to keep the child until she returned.

“On July 17, 2019, at about 6:30 p.m., the defendant threw the minor into a deep well in Tukuntawa Quarters, Kano, causing her death,” he added.

The prosecution presented seven witnesses, along with the defendant’s statements and a medical report confirming the victim’s death.

The defendant, however, denied committing the offense.

The prosecution stated that the crime violated Sections 274(b) and 221(a) of the Penal Code.

Defense counsel Zulaihat Tata presented four witnesses, including the defendant, to testify in her defense.

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