Kano Teacher Faces Death Penalty Over Alleged Rape of Four Sisters

Kano Teacher Faces Death Penalty Over Alleged Rape of Four Sisters 

Justice Suleiman Baba Na Mallam of the Kano State High Court has adjourned the case of Kamal Abdulmumuni, an Islamic teacher accused of raping four minor sisters, to October 13 and 14, 2026, for formal arraignment and hearing. The defendant, who teaches at Alhadid Nursery and Primary School and Alhadid Model College in Inusawa Quarters, Ungogo LGA, appeared before the court on Tuesday. However, the arraignment could not proceed as scheduled because defence counsel, Barrister Nasir Abdurrahman, requested access to case-related documents and facilities to prepare an adequate defence for his client. The prosecution, led by Barrister Abdullahi Mohammad, Director of Public Prosecutions at the Kano State Ministry of Justice, did not object to the request. Justice Na Mallam subsequently ordered the prosecution to furnish the defendant with all relevant case materials and adjourned the matter to October 13 and 14, 2026, for arraignment and hearing.

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Abdulmumuni, a resident of Yar Adua Quarters, Kano, is accused of having sexual relations with four sisters, including a set of twins, on different occasions in his office at Alhadid Model College. The victims are minors and siblings. The prosecution has assembled five witnesses ready to testify against the defendant, with Barrister Abdullahi Mohammad leading the prosecution team.

Under the Kano State Penal Code, Sections 126 and 127, a conviction for rape carries a minimum sentence of 14 years imprisonment and a maximum of life imprisonment without the option of a fine. However, under the Kano State Sharia Penal Code, the same offence attracts the death penalty by stoning. This mirrors previous Kano State court judgments, such as the 2020 sentencing of a 60-year-old man, Mati Abdu, who was sentenced to death by stoning after pleading guilty to raping a 12-year-old girl.

It is important to note that the allegations against Abdulmumuni remain unproven in court. The defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Kano Teacher Faces Death Penalty Over Alleged Rape of Four Sisters