Kano Court Sentences Man To Death For Killing 5-Year-Old Boy

A Kano State High Court has sentenced, Hamisu Baita, to death by hanging over the killing of a five-year-old boy, Suwudi Surajo.

The judgment was delivered by Justice Sanusi Ado Ma’aji, who presided over Court 15, after concluding that the prosecution had sufficiently established its case against the defendant.

The prosecution, led by Barristers Ummi Lawal Tudun Wada and Bello Isa Lawan, called six witnesses to support its case.

Baita, through his counsel, Barrister Mubarak Abubakar, also testified in his defence and presented one witness. However, the court dismissed his account after considering the evidence before it.

The case stemmed from an incident in 2024 at Filin Mushe, in the Dandago area of Kano, where Baita was accused of killing Surajo, a five-year-old boy.

The defendant was alleged to have cut the child and gouged out his eyes in the attack.

Following the conclusion of the trial, the court found Baita guilty and handed down the death sentence by hanging.