A Kano State High Court, yesterday, sentenced a Chinese national, Frank Geng Quangrong, to death by hanging for stabbing to death his Nigerian lover, Ummukulsum Buhari.
Frank, who lives in Railway Quarters Kano, was convicted on one count charge of culpable homicide.
The trial judge, Justice Sanusi Ma’aji handed down the sentence in his judgment. Justice Ma’aji held that the prosecution had proven its case beyond reasonable doubt.
“The defendant’s testimony is inconsistent. I hereby find him guilty. I hereby recommend mercy by the Kano State Governor on behalf of the convict,” Justice Ma’aji said.
Earlier, the prosecution counsel, Attorney-General of Kano State, Haruna Dederi, had informed the court that the convict committed the offence on September 16, 2022, at Janbulo Quarters Kano.
He said on the same date, at about 9 p.m., the convict stabbed the deceased with a knife in her house situated at Janbulo Quarters, Kano for an undisclosed reason.
“The victim was rushed to the Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital Kano, where she was confirmed dead by a medical doctor,” he said.
The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge.
In response to the judgment, the state Attorney General, Haruna Dederi described it as a landmark decision for the state.
The defence counsel, Muhammad Dan’zumi stated his intention to appeal the decision at the Court of Appeal, citing grounds for appeal found in the judgment.
