Kaduna Man Who killed His Four Children Sentenced To
Death By Hanging

A 53-year-old man, Saleh Magaji has been sentenced to death by hanging by a court in Kaduna for
slaughtering four of his children after a quarrel with his wife in
November 2015.

Saleh and his wife had an issue the night before the dastard act
but she fled the home located on Ahmadu Bello Street in the Kawo area of Kaduna, the state capital,
in the middle of the night. In anger, Saleh locked the door of
the house and slaughtered four of his children who were between the ages of six and one. He thereafter tried to kill himself.

One of his children who was not in the house at the time, alerted the ward leader of the area after he couldn’t enter their home. The
police was invited and when the door was broken, the children
were found dead while their father was still alive but in a
critical condition.

Saleh was later arraigned before the court in a case of murder between himself and the state.

Delivering judgement on Monday January 27th, Justice Darius H.
Khobo convicted the Saleh on a 5 Count Charge which includes 4 Count Charge of Culpable
Homicide punishable with death under section 221 of the Kaduna State Penal Code and the 5th
Count Charge of attempted suicide against the defendant,
also punishable under section 23 of the Same Penal Code Law.

The court held that Saleh was convicted based on circumstantia
evidence provided by 7 witnesses beyond reasonable doubt. He was therefore sentenced to death by
hanging on all 4 Counts and also convicted on the 5th Count Charge of attempt to commit
suicide.

Misplaced aggression. Most couples in Nigeria need counselling on anger management in their homes. Innocent children gone.

9ja court sha. How will you freely give a muderer what he wants. He attempted suicide and you are indirectly granting it. Life imprisonment is better

Firing squad for public viewing is better...

Wait! So you mean if someone is caught and arrested trying to commit suicide, his punishment is to be sentenced to death by hanging?

Ayam not understanding.

Why not just let the man kill himself by himself

you mean the man is still alive? doing what?

Hmmmnnn, it seems the judiciary is waking up gradually. Death sentences here and there, these days for murder cases. Good!

Good judgement this days..