Kano State Football Coach Jailed 8 Years For Assaulting Minor
October 21, 2025
9:46 am
Kano State High Court sentenced one of its coaches, Hayatu Muhammad to eight years in prison for sexually assaulting his underage player at separate locations.
A Kano State High Court has sentenced a local football coach, Hayatu Muhammad, to eight years in prison for sexually assaulting one of his underage players. The court found him guilty on two counts of sodomy, following a trial that revealed multiple incidents of abuse.
The verdict, delivered on Wednesday October 15, 2025, by Justice Musa Dahiru Muhammad at the Kano State High Court on Miller Road, convicted the coach without the option of a
