High Court has sentenced five men to death by hanging for the murder of a 67-year-old woman, Dahare Abubakar, whom they accused of witchcraft.
The convicts—Da’luta Ibrahim, Abdulaziz Yahaya, Faisal Yahaya, Ibrahim Abdu, and Ayuba Abdulrahman—were found guilty of culpable homicide in connection with the attack that occurred on November 15, 2023, in Dadin Kowa Village, Wudil Local Government Area of Kano State.
Delivering the judgment on Monday, January 3, Justice Usman Na’abba ruled that the prosecution had proven its case beyond reasonable doubt.
“I hereby sentence the defendants to death by hanging for homicide and acquit Nabi’a Ibrahim, the sixth defendant, as evidence shows she was not at the scene,” the judge declared.
The prosecution counsel, Lamido Abba-Sorondinki, told the court that the convicts conspired to attack the victim at about 8:30 a.m., following her to her farm, where they stabbed her to death using dangerous weapons.
Abubakar was later taken to Wudil General Hospital, where she was confirmed dead by a medical doctor
To support its case, the prosecution presented four witnesses and two exhibits, including statements by the defendants and a medical report.