A Kebbi State High Court in Birnin Kebbi has condemned a 40-year-old man, Bello Musa, popularly known as Katuka, to death by hanging for culpable homicide and also handed him a five-year jail term for cheating.
Justice Hassan Shehu Kuwa delivered the judgment after finding Musa guilty on three counts of criminal conspiracy, culpable homicide and cheating, contrary to Sections 60(b), 191(b) and 308 of the Kebbi State Penal Code Law, 2021.
Musa was arraigned on November 22, 2024, over the death of 31-year-old Shamsiyya Usman.
According to the prosecution, the convict lodged with the victim in a hotel in Birnin Kebbi in November 2024, poisoned her drink and left her lifeless body in the room.
Police arrested him after investigations were launched following the discovery of the body at the hotel.
Prosecution counsel, Barrister Zainab Muhammad Jabbo, called eight witnesses and tendered four exhibits, including the defendant’s confessional statements recorded at the state criminal investigation department.