A Chinese man identified as Quandong Geng has bagged a death sentence for killing his girlfriend Ummulkusum Sani Buhari also known as Ummita.
Justice Sanusi Ado Ma’aji of the Kano state high court delivered the judgement in a landmark ruling on Tuesday.
The incident occurred in September 2022 when Geng fatally stabbed Ummita during a heated argument at her residence in Kano.
Following his escape from the scene, Geng was arrested by the police and charged to court with murder.
During the proceedings, Geng revealed his why he killed the lady, saying he was heartbroken over Ummita’s decision to marry another man after he had invested in their relationship, including extravagant wedding preparations and financial support totaling millions of naira.
“I went to Sokoto to see her family members where I spent N700,000.
“On the 13th September 2022, she requested some money to be used in the house she is building in Abuja but I didn’t give her because I don’t have money then.
“Since then, she stopped answering my calls because she thought I am broke”, he told the court.
