The Kano State High Court, Court 15, presided over by Justice Sanusi Ado Ma’aji, has sentenced a locksmith, Hamisu Baita, to death by hanging for the homicide of five-year-old Suyudi Surajo.
Delivering the judgment, Justice Ma’aji stated the court was happy with the proof introduced by the prosecution.
“The court is satisfied with the evidence presented by the prosecution,” the decide stated.
The prosecution, led by authorities attorneys Ummi Lawal Tudun Wada and Bello Isa Lawan, referred to as six witnesses in the course of the trial.
The defendant’s counsel, Mubarak Abubakar, introduced Baita to defend himself and in addition referred to as one witness. However, the court rejected his defence.
Baita was accused of killing Surajo in 2024 at Dandago, Filin Mushe space of Kano, after allegedly chopping the kid and gouging out his eyes.
