19-yr-old UDS student gets death sentence

A Computer Science student of the University for Development Studies, Nyankpala campus, 19-year-old Salifu Nurudeen, has been sentenced to death for murdering his fellow student, Wumpini Mohammed Zakiu.

The incident occurred in September 2024 after a dispute over a woman.

3News reported that Nurudeen’s girlfriend, also a University for Development Studies student, ended her relationship with him and started dating the victim.

On September 25, 2024, Wumpini’s body was discovered with multiple stab wounds, and his phone was missing.

The police cybercrime unit later tracked the phone to Nurudeen’s location, where it was found hidden under his bed.

Investigations revealed that Nurudeen had sent messages from Wumpini’s phone to the deceased’s girlfriend pretending to break up, and another sent to Wumpini’s friend.

Nurudeen was eventually arrested after being lured to Jubilee Park and admitting to sending the text messages, but denied murdering the victim.

The Tamale High Court found Nurudeen guilty of murder, and he was subsequently sentenced to death…CONTINUE MORE READING>>>