If Abdulmalik Tanko, the school proprietor who admitted to killing 5-year-old pupil Hanifa Abubakar Abba, is proven guilty by the law, Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano state has committed to follow the constitution and approve to his death sentence.
Ganduje made the revelation while paying a condolence visit to the family’s residence in Dakata/Kawaji with his Deputy, Dr Nasuru Yusuf Gawuna, Majority Leader, State House of Assembly, Labaran Abdul Madari, and other top government functionaries, according to a statement released by Abba Anwar, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Kano State.
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“We have good confirmation from the court handling the process that, justice would be done. No stone would be left unturned. Whoever is found guilty of this heinous offence will also face death without wasting any time. As a government we have already started the process.”
Our constitution provides that, when a death sentence is passed, it is the constitutional power of the governor to assent for the execution of the culprit. I assure you all that, I will not waste even one second” he said
On the timeliness of the proceedings, he added that “the government will take excellent care of the family of our late child Hanifa of blessed memory,”
Governor Ganduje stated that the government would take action to help the schools affected by the tragedy.
Source; NaijaOnPoint.com
