A Kano High Court has sentenced 19-year-old Sa’adat Jibrin to death by hanging for culpable homicide of her 30-year-old husband, Salisu Idris, just nine days after their wedding.

Jibrin, who resides in Kumbotso Local Government Area of Kano State, was convicted after the court found that the prosecution had proved its case beyond reasonable doubt.

Delivery 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 death 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 Faraway 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.

Abba-Sorondinki presented two witnesses to prove its case against the defendant.

The convict denied committing the offence.

The Defence Counsel, Mr. Abdulfatah Muhammad, presented the convict to testify in her own defence. Muhammad pleaded for leniency on behalf of the client, saying she had become a changed person while in custody, having memorised the Holy Qur’an.

He also urged the court to consider that the convict was the oldest child of her parents and that her siblings depend on her for their survival.

Investigators alleged that the newlywed poisoned his drink before attacking him with a knife in their home in Farawa Quarters, following her arrest, Jibrin was charged with culpable homicide and remained in custody throughout the trial.

-9News Nigeria.