She gave birth to a child as a single woman in Sokoto, a Nigerian state under Sharia law.
Hussaini claimed that she was the victim of repeated rape by a man, whom the Sharia court found not guilty due to lack of evidence.
Halima Abdullahi, director of Help Eliminate Loneliness and Poverty (HELP), a non-governmental organisation, also criticized the verdict.
While describing the verdict as “gender discrimination of the highest order,” the group called on Governor Attahiru Bafarawa to intervene to save Hussaini's life.
Full Sharia law was established in Sokoto in June 2000, a month after baby Adama was conceived.