Court remands Chinese man for ‘killing’ Nigerian girlfriend
KANO, Nigeria (The Informant247) – A 47-year-old Chinese National, Geng Quanrong, has been remanded in prison by a Chief Magistrates’ Court in Kano, northwest Nigeria for ‘killing’ his Nigerian girlfriend, Ummukulsum Sani, aged 22.
The police charged Geng, who lives in Nassarawa GRA Quarters Kano, with culpable homicide.
Prosecution Counsel Khalifa Auwal-Hashim said that Geng committed the offence on September 16 at Janbulo Quarters in Kano, Nigeria.
He alleged that on the same at about 9.30 p.m, Geng attacked Sani with a knife after a misunderstanding.
The police said that Sani was rushed to the Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital in Kano were she was pronounced dead by a medical doctor”.
Auwal-Hashim in his prayer urged the court to seek legal advice because the matter was a capital offence and the court lacks jurisdiction to entertain it.
The offence, he said, contravenes the provisions of Section 221 of the Penal Code.
Chief Magistrate, Hanif Sanusi-Chiroma, who did take the plea of Geng, ordered that he should be remanded in Kurmawa Correctional Centre, pending legal advice.
Sanusi-Chiroma adjourned the matter until October 13 for further mention.
