Kano court docket sentences man to loss of life for killing five-year-old boy

The Kano State High Court, Court 15, presided over by Justice Sanusi Ado Ma’aji, has sentenced a locksmith, Hamisu Baita, to loss of life by hanging for the homicide of five-year-old Suyudi Surajo.

Delivering the judgment, Justice Ma’aji stated the court docket was happy with the proof offered by the prosecution.

“The court is satisfied with the evidence presented by the prosecution,” the decide stated.

The prosecution, led by authorities legal professionals 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, offered Baita to defend himself and likewise referred to as one witness. However, the court docket rejected his defence.

Baita was accused of killing Surajo in 2024 at Dandago, Filin Mushe space of Kano, after allegedly slicing the kid and gouging out his eyes.