A woman, Farida Abubakar, has been sentenced to death by hanging for killing her former husband, Chief Magistrate Attahiru Muhammad-Ibrahim.
She appeared before the court for murder on August 25, 2022, while the main charge was filed on July 26, 2023.
Farida Abubakar is said to have stabbed her ex-husband with a sharp object on his abdomen, neck and left arm, which led to his death .
The defence counsel, Mudashiru Sani, holding brief for Abdulnasir Sallau, pleaded for her to be given a lighter sentence since she is a first time offender with aged parents and a young child who needs motherly attention.
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