A Kano High Court has sentenced a 19-year-old woman, Saudat Jibrin, to d3ath by hanging for the m8rder of her 30-year-old husband, Salisu Idris, nine days after their weddingJibrin, who lives in Kumbosto Local Government Area of Kano, was charged with culpable hom!cide. Delivering judgment on Thursday, July 30, 2026, Justice Maryam Sabo, held that the prosecution had proven its case beyond reasonable doubt. “I hereby sentence Saudat Jibrin to d3ath by hanging for culpable homicide.You have 90 days to appeal,” the judge ruled. Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, Lamido Abba-Sorondinki told the court that Jibrin committed the offence on May 5, 2025, at Farawa Quarters in Kano. He said that at about 9p.m Jibrin laced her husband’s “Zoho” drink and slashed his throat with a knife nine days after their wedding.