Kano High Court Sentences Chinese Man To Death For Killing Nigerian Girlfriend
On Tuesday, a Kano-based High Court pronounced a death sentence by hanging for Frank Geng-Quangrong, a 47-year-old Chinese national. He was found guilty of fatally stabbing his Nigerian girlfriend, Ummukulsum Sani, aged 22.
While delivering judgment, Justice Sanusi Ado-Ma’aji, upheld that the prosecution had proven its case beyond any reasonable doubt, adding, “The defendant’s testimony is inconsistent I at this moment find him guilty.”
Earlier, the prosecution counsel, the Attorney-General of Kano State, Haruna Dederi, informed the court that the convict committed the offense on September 16, 2022, at Janbulo Quarters Kano.
According to him, on the same date at about 9 pm, the convict stabbed the deceased with a knife in her house located at Janbulo Quarters, Kano for an undisclosed reason.
“The victim was promptly rushed to the Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital, Kano, where she was confirmed dead on arrival by a medical doctor,” he added.
The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge.
During the trial, the prosecution presented six witnesses to prove their case against the defendant, including his four exhibits.
According to the prosecutor, the offense contravenes the provision of Section 221(b) of the Penal Code.
The defense counsel, Muhummad Dan’azumi, presented the defendant to defend himself and one other witness, who tendered five exhibits.
Dan’azumi urged the court to recommend the defendant for a prerogative of mercy under Section 313 of ACJL.
In his testimony, the accused, Frank said, “I didn’t kill Ummulkhulsum intentionally but stabbed her in self-defense after she grabbed my testicles.”
He pleaded with the court to temper justice with mercy in its judgment.
Speaking with journalists shortly after the verdict, the victim’s mother, Hajiya Fatima Zubairu, expressed satisfaction with the judge’s death sentence, acknowledging that it will serve as a deterrent in the future for anyone who takes the law into his hands.
