Father of slain Kano schoolgirl, Hanifa, thanks journalists for support
Story from Saleh INUWA, Kano
Abdulsalam Abubakar, the father of five-year-old schoolgirl, Hanifa Abubakar, who was killed by her school proprietor, has visited journalists to show appreciation.
The man on Friday paid a ‘Thank You’ visit to the Kano State Nigerian Union of Journalists Secretariat for the roles the media played in the speedy dispensation of justice for his late daughter.
He stated that the role the media played in ensuring quick dispensation of justice against the killers of his daughter was unquantifiable.
“The media stood firm in ensuring the speedy dispensation of justice during the entire trial process as the killers were accordingly found guilty, charged and judgment was accurately delivered against the accused.
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“I think words are not enough to thank Nigerian journalists for sustaining the coverage of the gruesome murder of my daughter from the day she was killed to the day judgment was delivered.
”It will linger in us for a pretty long time what you have done to me and my family, and i will only add, may Allah reward you abundantly for discharging your official responsibilities.
“My mission at the Press Centre is to sincerely thank journalists for their role in ensuring that the killers of my daughter were apprehended to face the music,” he said.
He stated that an enduring relationship with the media had been established, adding that God’s willing, it would be sustained.
Neptune Prime reports that late Hanifa Abubakar was abducted on 4 December 2021, on her way home from Islamiyya and subsequently discovered to have been killed by the proprietor of her school, Noble kids College, Abdulmalik Muhammmad Tanko, after demanding N6 million ransom, at Dakata, Nasarawa Local Government Area of Kano State.
After due investigation, Kano State High Court, presided over by Justice Usman Naabba, sentenced the proprietor Abdulmalik Muhammmad Tanko, alongside two others to death by hanging for kidnapping, and killing the five-year-old schoolgirl.
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