A high court in Kano has sentenced Adamu Isma’ila Arzai to death by hanging for murdering his friend after a quarrel over a cap.
The incident was said to have happened in 2016, while Arzai and the victim, Auwal Shehu Kabara, were on their way to Bauchi on a business trip. A quarrel over a cold cap escalated, prompting Arzai to stab Kabara.
During the trial, the prosecution, lead by Wahida Isma’il, presented five witnesses to support their case. The defendant also testified for his own defence.
In his decision, Justice Muhammad Musa Karaye determined that the prosecution had proven the case beyond a reasonable doubt and convicted Arzai guilty of murder.
The judge sentenced him to death by hanging.
