Kano Court Sentences Man to Death by Hanging for Murder of Four-Year-Old Boy
Kano Court Sentences Man to Death by Hanging for Murder of Four-Year-Old Boy
Kano Court Sentences Man to Death by Hanging for Murder of Four-Year-Old Boy
The Kano State High Court sitting on Miller Road has sentenced Hamisu Baita, popularly known as Dan’umma Dandago, to death by hanging for the murder of a four-year-old boy, Suyudi Suraj.
Delivering the judgment on Thursday, November 12, 2026, Justice Sanusi Ado Ma’aji said the prosecution, led by Umma Lawan and Bello Isa Lawal, presented six witnesses and 12 exhibits to establish the case against the defendant.
The court held that the prosecution had successfully proved its case through the evidence presented, despite the defendant’s attempt to defend himself.
The incident occurred in 2023 when Baita reportedly entered the victim’s family home, took the four-year-old boy to a refuse dump between Dandago and Sani Mai Nagge communities, where he murdered him and removed one of his eyes.
Following the incident, security operatives arrested Baita and brought him before the court for prosecution.
The death sentence brings an end to the prolonged trial over the killing of the young boy.
Kano Court Sentences Man to Death by Hanging for Murder of Four-Year-Old Boy
