Appeal Court Upholds Death Sentence On Killer Of 5-yr-old Hanifa

The Court of Appeal sitting in Kano has reaffirmed the death sentence by hanging imposed on Abdulmalik Tanko for the kidnapping and murder of eight-year-old Hanifa Abubakar. Justice A.R. Muhammad, who delivered the judgement on Tuesday, dismissed Tanko’s appeal and upheld the decision of the Kano State High Court, ruling that the trial court acted […]