Locksmith Faces D*ath By Hanging After Court Finds Him Guilty Of Child’s Murder

A Kano State High Court has sentenced locksmith Hamisu Baita to death by hanging after finding him guilty of murdering five-year-old Suyudi Surajo.

According to information available to Bush Radio Academy, the judgment was delivered by Justice Sanusi Ado Ma’aji of Court 15, who ruled that the prosecution had presented sufficient evidence to establish the defendant’s guilt.

Baita was accused of killing the child in 2024 at Dandago, in the Filin Mushe area of Kano State. He allegedly attacked the boy, cut him and gouged out his eyes.

During the trial, the prosecution, led by government lawyers Ummi Lawal Tudun Wada and Bello Isa Lawan, called six witnesses to establish its case.

The defendant’s lawyer, Mubarak Abubakar, presented a defence on Baita’s behalf and called one witness in an effort to challenge the prosecution’s claims. However, the court rejected the defence after reviewing the evidence presented during the proceedings.

In his ruling, Justice Ma’aji maintained that the prosecution had sufficiently proved its case, resulting in Baita’s conviction and sentence to death by hanging.