Justice For Suyudi: Kano High Court Hands Locksmith D*ath Sentence Over Child’s M*rder

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 judgment was delivered by Justice Sanusi Ado Ma’aji of Court 15, who held that the prosecution had presented sufficient evidence to establish the defendant’s guilt.

According to information available to Bush Radio Academy, Baita was accused of killing the young boy in 2024 at Dandago, within the Filin Mushe area of Kano State. The defendant allegedly attacked the child, cut him and gouged out his eyes.

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.

However, the defendant’s counsel, Mubarak Abubakar, presented Baita’s defence and called one witness in an attempt to challenge the allegations. The court ultimately rejected the defence after considering the evidence presented by both sides.

In delivering the judgment, Justice Ma’aji stated that the court was satisfied with the evidence brought forward by the prosecution, leading to Baita’s conviction and death sentence.