A Kano State High Court on Monday sentenced a 22-year-old man, Najibullah Alkasim, to death by hanging for killing his neighbour, Isyaku Ya’u, during a dispute in 2024.
Justice Farida Dabappa, who delivered the judgment, held that the prosecution had established a case of culpable homicide against the convict beyond a reasonable doubt.
She ruled that Alkasim intentionally caused the death of the victim by stabbing him in the chest with a screwdriver.
“I hereby sentence Alkasim to death by hanging for stabbing the deceased to death,” the judge declared.
Prosecution counsel, Lamido Abba-Sorondinki, told the court that the incident occurred on January 19, 2024, at Dawakin Dakata Quarters, Kano.
He said a misunderstanding broke out between the convict and the deceased during a neighbourhood celebration of an election tribunal victory.
“In the process, the defendant stabbed the deceased on the chest with a sharp, pointed screwdriver, which led to his death,” he said.
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The prosecution called four witnesses and tendered a medical report, photographs, the screwdriver used in the attack, and the convict’s confessional statement as exhibits.
Abba-Sorondinki noted that the offence contravened Section 221(a) of the Penal Code.
The convict, however, denied committing the offence.
His counsel, Tasiu Daneji, presented two witnesses in his defence.
