Kano man to die by hanging for killing four-year-old boy

The Kano State High Court sitting on Miller Road has sentenced Hamisu Baita, popularly known as Dan’umma Dandago, to death by hanging for the murder of a four-year-old boy, Suyudi Suraj.

Delivering the judgment, Justice Sanusi Ado Ma’aji said the prosecution, led by Umma Lawan and Bello Isa Lawal, presented six witnesses and 12 exhibits to establish the defendant’s guilt.

The judge said the court was satisfied that the prosecution had proved its case beyond reasonable doubt, despite the defendant’s attempt to defend himself.

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The incident occurred in 2023 when Baita allegedly entered the victim’s family house, abducted the four-year-old boy and took him to a refuse dump between Dandago and Sani Mai Nagge communities, where he killed him and removed one of his eyes.

Following the incident, security operatives arrested Baita and subsequently charged him before the court.

The sentencing followed a prolonged trial over the murder of the young boy.