Nigerian court sentences Chinese businessman to death for murdering girlfriend - BBC News

Frank Geng Quarong was found guilty of murdering his girlfriend - a killing that shocked Nigeria.

3 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Sani familyImage caption, Ummu Kulthum Sani had been in a relationship with Frank Geng Quarong for two years before she was murderedBy Mansur AbubakarBBC News, KanoA Nigerian court has sentenced a Chinese businessman to death after being found guilty of murdering his girlfriend Ummu Kulthum Sani in 2022.

Frank Geng Quarong was discovered in her room after having stabbed her several times there.

The killing of the 22-year-old university student shocked Nigerians and the case was closely followed.

Death sentences are rarely carried out in Nigeria. Quarong has 90 days to appeal against the verdict.

Speaking on behalf of the family, the victim's brother, Sadiq Sani, described the sentence of death by hanging handed down by the court in Kano as justice. He said that whoever kills anyone deserved to be killed too.

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