By Akinwale Kasali
47-Year Old Chinese citizen, Frank Geng-Quangrong, has been sentenced to death by hanging. Justice Sanusi Ado-Ma’aji of the Kano High Court sentenced him for murdering his Nigerian Girlfriend, Ummukulsum Sani.
Geng-Quangrong was said to have stabbed his 22–Year old to death for undisclosed reasons.
The Chinese was convicted on one count charge of culpable homicide.. Justice Ado-Ma’aji stressed that the prosecution had proven its case beyond its reasonable doubt.
In his words, “ The defendant’s testimony is inconsistent. I hereby find him guilty.
Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, the Attorney-General of Kano State, Haruna Dederi, had informed the court that the convict committed the offence on Sept.16, 2022 at Janbulo Quarters Kano.
He said on the same date at about 9 p.m, the convict stabbed the deceased with a knife in her house situated at Janbulo Quarters Kano for undisclosed reasons.
“The victim was rushed to the Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital Kano where she was confirmed dead by a medical doctor”.
The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The prosecution presented six witnesses and four exhibits to prove their case against the defendant.
According to the prosecutor, the offence contravenes the provision of section 221(b) of the Penal Code.
The defence counsel, Muhummad Dan’azumi, presented the defendant to defend himself, one other witness and tendered five exhibits.
Dan’azumi urged the court to recommend the defendant for prerogative of mercy pursuant to section 313 of ACJL.
In his testimony, Geng-Quangrong said:” I didn’t kill Ummulkhulsum intentionally but stabbed her in self defence after she grabbed my testicles”.
He pleaded with the court to temper justice with mercy in its judgment.
Speaking with newsmen shortly after the judgment, the victims mother, Hajiya Fatima Zubairu, expressed satisfaction with the judge’s decision.
Geng-Quangrong had told the Court that he killed his Girlfriend having spent over N60 million on her, in which he transferred over N60 million to her GT Bank account, N18 million for her to start a business, N4 million house and N6 million for University education among others.
“Whenever I go to pick her up for dinner at home her mum always welcomes me with open arms, but the deceased had in February 2022 married someone else.
“ I was heartbroken and disappointed so I relocated to Abuja.
“She kept calling me and chatting with me on Whatsapp and continued demanding money, this informed the decision to kill her but it wasn’t intentional but self defense”.
