Nigeria, March 26 -- A Chinese man has been sentenced to death by hanging for killing his Nigerian girlfriend, Ummukulsum Buhari, in Kano State.
Geng Quandong, 47, was charged by the state government with culpable homicide over the death of Ms Buhari.
Mr Quandong killed Ms Buhari, 23, at Janbalu quarters in September 2022 for allegedly refusing to marry him after allegedly exploiting him.
The Kano State High Court sentenced Mr Quarong to death by hanging after convicting him for the killing.
Delivering judgment, Sanusi Ado-Ma'aji held that the prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubt.
"The defendant's testimony is inconsistent. I hereby find him guilty," the judge said.
However, the judge opened a window for a reprieve for ...