Nigeria, July 31 -- Two men have been sentenced to death by hanging for the 2021 murder of former Katsina State Commissioner for Science and Technology, Rabe Nasir.

Shamsu Lawal, who was the deceased's guard, and Tasi'u Rabi'u, his cook, were found guilty by Katsina State High Court 9 of poisoning Mr Nasir.

As reported by Katsina Times, the court heard that the pair resorted to poisoning after a failed attempt to steal from the former commissioner.

Hospital investigations confirmed the presence of poison in the victim's body, corroborated by police evidence.

Justice I.I. Mashi, presiding over the case, also handed a five-year prison sentence to another former guard, Sani Sa'adu, for concealing information about the murder.

However, G...