A Chinese national has been sentenced to death after finding him guilty of killing his girlfriend in kano State, Nigeria.
“The suspect was accused of stabbing his 22-year-old girlfriend in self-defense at a residence in Kano,” according to reports.
The suspect was convicted by a local court in Kano State, said Kano Justice Commissioner Haruna Dederi.
“This is a signal that whoever is coming to a society should be prepared to comply with the extant laws of that society,” Dederi said.
Death sentences for capital offenses are common in Nigeria and sometimes involve foreigners.