A High Court in Kano State has sentenced a newlywed woman, Saudat Jibril, to death by hanging after finding her guilty of murdering her husband, Salisu Idris, just nine days after their wedding.

The judgment followed the conclusion of the trial, during which the court heard evidence presented by both the prosecution and the defence.

The incident occurred in May 2025 in Farawa, a community in Kumbotso Local Government Area of Kano State, where the couple had been married for only nine days before the husband was killed.

The prosecution, led by Barrister Lamido Abba Soron Dinki, counsel to the Kano State Government, called three witnesses in support of its case.

The defence counsel, Barrister Abdulfatah Muhammad, presented Saudat Jibril as the sole witness in her defence.

Delivering the judgment, Justice Maryam Sabo held that the prosecution had proved its case beyond reasonable doubt and accepted the evidence presented by the prosecution while rejecting the defendant’s testimony.

“The court finds the defendant guilty as charged and hereby sentences her to death by hanging,” Justice Sabo ruled.

Following the judgment, correctional service officials escorted Saudat Jibril from the courtroom to begin serving her sentence, pending any appeal.

No fewer than 49 suspected drug traffickers were arrested by the Edo State Command of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, in July 2026.

NDLEA Commandant in Edo State, Dr Mitchell Ofoyeju, disclosed this on Thursday in Benin City during the decoration of 73 operatives promoted to new ranks.

Ofoyeju said the arrested suspects include 29 females and 20 males.

He expressed concern over the high number of females involved in drug-related crimes, noting that it highlighted a shift in the socio-economic vulnerability of women and a breakdown of traditional family stability.

He said in the period under review, three  warehouses were detected and raided in the state.

He said two of the warehouses were in Benin City and one at Illushi, while two vehicles, a Toyota Sienna with registration number Ondo NND 975 AG and a Toyota Camry with registration number Edo BEN 503 BK used in transporting cannabis were equally intercepted.

The NDLEA commandant said, “Cannabis led the seizure list with 2,588.4 kilograms, psychotropic substances 6.13 kilograms, cocaine 0.071 kg, heroin 0.005 kg, and methamphetamine 1.68 kg.

“Additionally, the command seized 15.3 litres of codeine cough syrup and 10 cylinders of nitrous oxide, also called laughing gas. These assorted narcotics underscored the varied nature of substances being trafficked and abused within the state.”

Ofoyeju added that in a move to eradicate drug production, the command destroyed one cannabis farm located in the Egbisi forest of Abudu, Orhionmwon Local Government Area.

He posited that the destruction represented a crucial victory in the NDLEA’s mission to dismantle drug production operations within Edo State.

“The command’s efforts have not gone without recognition, as it successfully secured convictions in four notable drug cases during the month.

“Additionally, in its commitment to addressing drug abuse, 24 individuals with drug use problems were counselled and reunited with family members”, he added.

Ofoyeju stated that the conviction of suspects and counselling illustrated the agency’s holistic approach towards combating drug-related issues within the community.

A Delta State High Court sitting in Ogwashi-Uku has sentenced two persons, Desmond Macaulay Oghenemaro and Enaike Onoriode to death by hanging following the murder of late Miss Elozino Ogege, a student of the Delta State University, Abraka. 

The court, however, discharged and acquitted the 2nd defendant in the matter, Nwonsisi Benedict Uche of the eight-count charges levelled against him. 

The court presided over by His Lordship, Hon Justice F. N. Azinge handed down the judgement on Thursday, July 29, DAILY POST reports. 

It was learnt that the herbalist, who asked the suspects to bring human parts for “quick money” died in custody while awaiting trial. 

The judgement came eight years after the late Miss Elozino Ogege was murdered.

Elozino was gruesomely murdered with her heart mutilated and eyes plucked off in Delsu in 2018. 

The matter has been on with the Solicitor-General of Delta State, Omamuzo Erebe, SAN, and his team leading the prosecution.

Meanwhile, a Senior Special Assistant, SSA on Human Rights to the Delta State Governor, Comrade Kelvin Ejumudo has hailed the court judgment. 

According to him, “justice delayed indeed is not justice denied.”

Ejumudo, who doubles as the National Secretary, Human Rights Protection Congress, HRPC said, “finally, the voice of the people prevailed.”

Ejumudo, who is also the Director of Human Rights and Social Justice, Delta State, appreciated the Solicitor-General of Delta State, the Nigeria Police Force, Delta State Command, Delta State, among others for diligent prosecution of the matter.

He also hailed various media establishments and well meaning Nigerians for lending their voices in the call for justice for the late Elozino Ogege.