A Kano High Court on Tuesday sentenced 22-year-old Sagiru Rijiyar-Zaki to death by hanging for culpable homicide.

The court deemed Sagiru guilty of stabbing his stepmother Rabiatu Sagir and using a scarf to strangle his sister, Munawara, to death.

Delivering judgment on Tuesday, Justice Amina Adamu-Aliyu, held that the prosecution had proven its case beyond reasonable doubt.

Adamu-Aliyu, therefore sentenced the convict to death by hanging.

Earlier, the prosecution counsel, Mr Lamido Abba-Sorondinki, informed the court that the convict committed the offence on January 7, 2023, at Rijiyar Zaki Quarters, Kano.

He said that at about 8p.m, Rijiyar-Zaki, caused the death of his stepmother Rabiatu, by stabbing her in the neck with a screwdriver after a misunderstanding and also strangled his sister, Munawara with her scarf.

The prosecution presented two witnesses and tendered exhibits to prove their case against the defendant.

The convict, however, denied committing the offence.

According to the prosecutor, the offence contravenes the provisions of Section 221(a) of the Penal Code Law of Kano State, 1991.

The defence counsel, Mr Mubarak Abubakar, presented the convict to testify in his defence.