A Minna High Court in Niger State on Wednesday, sentenced a woman, Amina Aliyu and her sister, Aishat Mohammed to death by hanging for the brutal killing of her co-wife, Hafsat Fatima Aliyu (pictured left).
Zainab, the youngest sibling, received life imprisonment due to her age at the time of the crime.
Amina and Aishat were convicted of murdering Hafsat, who was the second wife of their husband, Alhaji Muhammad Sani.
The incident occurred in March 2021 at the family residence in Barkin Saleh, Minna, about seven weeks after the deceased got married to Alhaji Sani.
According to the prosecution, Aishat attacked Hafsat with a pestle before setting her body on fire in the kitchen.
The trial began at Minna Chief Magistrate Court Number One before being transferred to a High Court.
During the proceedings, which spanned three years, four witnesses testified, including Sani, who recounted how Amina killed Hafsat.
Justice Balkisu Gambo Yusuf of Minna High Court 7 confirmed the prosecution had proven its case beyond doubt, stating, “The punishment for culpable homicide under Section 221 of the Penal Code is death.”
