Sani Yakubu, also known as Sani Rodi, failed to appeal...
Sani Yakubu, also known as Sani Rodi, failed to appeal against the death sentence passed on him by the Katsina State Sharia court
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Sani Yakubu, also known as Sani Rodi, failed to appeal against the death sentence passed on him by the Katsina State Sharia court.
The one-month notice of appeal expired on December 12.
Yakubu was condemned for killing Hajia Zanaib Hamzat, the wife of a senior security officer in the governor's office, Alhaji Hamzat Kankia, and her two children early in 2001. He now faces the hangman.
The one-month notice of appeal expired on December 12.
Yakubu was condemned for killing Hajia Zanaib Hamzat, the wife of a senior security officer in the governor's office, Alhaji Hamzat Kankia, and her two children early in 2001. He now faces the hangman.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: This Day, Africa News Service, 27/12/2001)
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