A Kano State High Court has sentenced a primary school owner, Abdulmalik Tanko, who kidnapped and killed a five-year-old pupil, Hanifa Abubakar, to death by hanging.
Justice Usman Naaba also slammed a five-year jail term on the murderer for all the five charges levelled against him.
The Court also found guilty, the 2nd accused in the case, Hashim Isiyaku on four charges and sentenced him to death by hanging.
A woman, said to be Tanko’s ex-girlfriend, was sentenced to two years in prison for complicity in the kidnapping.
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The convicts had pleaded guilty and asked for leniency during the passing of the sentence.
Little Hanifa was brutally poisoned to death by the proprietor of her school in December 2021 after collecting ransom from her parents.
The Attorney General of Kano state and Commissioner for Justice, Musa Lawal expressed delight at the court judgment.
