The Chinese national accused of killing his Nigerian lover, Ummukulthum Sani Buhari, Geng Quangrong, has denied charges levelled against him before a Kano High Court, presided over by Justice Sunusi Ado Ma’aji.
Quangrong yesterday, before the court, where his charges were read out to him via an interpreter in his local language, denied killing the 23-yr-old Buhari.
Recall that the accused Chinese national had stalled proceedings last month when he requested to be furnished with a lawyer or interpreter who can speak his Chinese language.
At the resumed hearing, the State’s counsel, led by the Kano State Attorney-General, Musa Abdullahi Lawal, presented the court with an interpreter courtesy of the Chinese Embassy in Nigeria, Guo Cumru. He said sequel to the adjournment of the trial over the absence of an interpreter, the ministry wrote to the embassy and they availed them with one.
The court, therefore, asked Cumru to affirm before the court to interpret from English to Chinese to the accused person.
The prosecution counsel then filed an application for a trial of the accused person under Sections 123 sub 1a of the Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Kano State. The accused person, however, denied the charge levelled against him.
The Attorney-General prayed the court to adjourn the case by two weeks to enable them to tender witnesses on the 14th, 15th and 16th of November.
Defence counsel led by Muhammad Balarabe Dan’azumi however objected that it wasn’t convenient for him, seeking another date. The prosecution counsel moved a motion that the interpreter comes from Abuja and should be considered.
Therefore, the judge, Sunusi Ado Ma’aji adjourned the case to the 16th, 17th and 18th of November for further hearing.
