Geng Quandong, a Chinese national has been sentenced to death by the Kano State High Court for the killing of Nigerian girlfriend, Ummukulsum Buhari.
Justice Sanusi Ado Ma’aji of the Kano High Court gave the verdict on Tuesday after Quandong was found guilty of culpable homicide under Section 221 of the Penal Code Law of Kano State
Recall that on September 16, 2022, Quandong stabbed Ummukulsum, 23, to death at her family residence in Janbulo quarters, Kumbotso Local Government Area of Kano. In court Quandong admitted losing it after financially investing considerably in Ummukulsum only to find out she was marrying someone else
He said, “Besides huge amounts of money I used to spend on her, I used to take her out to places like Bristol Palace and Central Hotel to eat food.
“I bought her house worth N4 million, a car worth N10 million. N18 million as capital to start business, and spent N500,000 worth of bags and shoes on her new shop and N1 million worth of laces and wrappers and a house in Abuja which she started building,” Quangrong said in court.
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