A high court sitting in Kano, on Tuesday, sentenced a Chinese national to death after finding him guilty of killing his girlfriend.
The man, Frank Geng-Quangrong, was accused of killing one Umulkussum Buhari at her residence in Rijiyar Zaki area of Kano metropolis after some misunderstanding.Geng-Quangrong had pleaded not guilty.
Kano state attorney general and commissioner for justice barrister Haruna Isah says justice has been served in the case that lasted almost two years. Barrister Isah said “this is a signal that whoever is coming to a society should be prepared to comply with the extant laws of that society”.
Geng-Quangrong has up to three months to appeal his sentence at Nigeria’s Court of Appeal and officials in Kano have vowed to recommend execution if he unsuccessfully appeals the ruling.
