Kano court sentences housewife to death for kidnapping, killing eight-year-old girl

A Kano State High Court on Friday sentenced Fadila Adamu, a housewife, to death by hanging after finding her guilty of kidnapping an eight-year-old girl and subsequently causing the child’s death by throwing her into a well.
The court convicted Adamu, a resident of Sabuwar Gandu Quarters in Kano, on charges of kidnapping and culpable homicide.

Justice Yusuf Muhammad-Ubale, who delivered the verdict, stated that the prosecution had successfully proven its case beyond a…