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Kano Court Sentences Locksmith Hamisu Baita to Death by Hanging for Killing Five-Year-Old Boy
A Kano State High Court has sentenced a locksmith, Hamisu Baita, to death by hanging for the murder of five-year-old Suyudi Surajo. The court found him guilty of killing the child in an incident that occurred in Kano in 2024.
Justice Sanusi Ado Ma’aji, who presided over Court 15, delivered the judgment after reviewing the evidence presented by the prosecution. The judge said the court was satisfied that the prosecution had established its case against the defendant.
“The court is satisfied with the evidence presented by the prosecution,” Justice Ma’aji said while delivering the judgment.
During the trial, the prosecution team, led by government lawyers Ummi Lawal Tudun Wada and Bello Isa Lawan, called six witnesses to support its case. Their testimonies formed part of the evidence considered by the court before reaching its decision.
Baita’s defence counsel, Mubarak Abubakar, presented the defendant to give evidence in his own defence and also called one additional witness. However, the court rejected the defence presented on his behalf.
The defendant was accused of murdering Surajo in 2024 at Dandago, within the Filin Mushe area of Kano State. The prosecution alleged that Baita attacked the young boy, cutting him and gouging out his eyes.
Following the conclusion of the trial, the court convicted Baita and imposed the death sentence by hanging. The judgment brings the trial over the killing of the five-year-old boy to a conclusion at the High Court.
