Court Sentences Two To Death For Killing Woman, Six Children In Kano
Channels Television's headline. Reported by Channels Television, Nigerian Tribune, Daily Trust, The Sun Nigeria.
What the sources say, in brief
According to Nigerian Tribune, Channels Television, Daily Trust and The Sun Nigeria, a Kano State High Court sitting at Bompai has sentenced two men to death by hanging for killing a woman and her six children. Daily Trust named the men as Umar Auwalu, known as Breaker, and Yakubu Dayyabu, also known as Wawo, and identified the woman as Fatima Abubakar, saying the killings took place at a residence in Dorayi Chiranci. Nigerian Tribune named the men as Umar Auwal and Yakubu Dayyabu. Channels Television quoted Justice Nasiru Saminu saying the magnitude of the killings deserved the harshest possible punishment. The Sun Nigeria said the victim was a 35-year-old housewife.
Sources differ: Daily Trust spells the first defendant's name Umar Auwalu, while Nigerian Tribune gives Umar Auwal.
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Who is covering it
- Channels Television Nigeria Court Sentences Two To Death For Killing Woman, Six Children In Kano Justice Nasiru Saminu underscored the seriousness of the crime, observing that the magnitude of the killings deserved the harshest possible punishment. 22 h ago · Tier 2
- Nigerian Tribune Nigeria Kano court sentences two men to death by hanging for killing woman, six children A Kano State High Court sitting at Court 11, Bompai, has sentenced two men, Umar Auwal and Yakubu Dayyabu, to death by hanging for 17 h ago · Tier 3
- Daily Trust Nigeria Court sentences killers of Kano housewife, 6 children to death By Salim Ashir Mahuta, Kano A Kano State High Court sitting at Bompai has sentenced Umar Auwalu, popularly known as Breaker, and Yakubu Dayyabu, also known as Wawo, to death by hanging for killing a woman, Fatima Abubakar, and her six children at their residence located at Dorayi Chiranci in Kano. J 22 h ago · Tier 3
- The Sun Nigeria Nigeria Court sentences two to death for murder of Kano housewife, six children A Kano State High Court presided by Justice Nasiru Saminu has sentenced two persons to death for the murder of a 35-year-old housewife, Fatima Abubakar, and her six children. 19 h ago · Tier 3
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