A Kano State High Court sentenced five men to death by hanging on Monday for the murder of 67-year-old Dahare Abubakar, whom they accused of being a witch.
The convicted men—Da’luta Ibrahim, Abdulaziz Yahaya, Faisal Yahaya, Ibrahim Abdu, and Ayuba Abdulrahman—were found guilty of culpable homicide.
Justice Usman Na’abba ruled that the prosecution had proven the case beyond reasonable doubt, sentencing the five to death by hanging.
“I hereby sentence the defendants to death by…
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