A Magistrate court in Minna Niger State has sentenced one Yau Ibrahim, a 55-year-old of Angwa- Daji area of Minna, the state capital to life imprisonment for raping a 6-year-old girl.
The convict who raped the minor on August 23, 2023, also infected the victim with “incurable venereal disease.”
Senior Magistrate, Hafsat Abdullahi Bawa Wuse, who sentenced the rapist, rejected the plea for leniency by the convict, “because of the magnitude of the offense, as he deserves no leniency from the court.”
The presiding judge pronounced that: “the victim’s health status as confessed by the convict contained in the medical report, and the stigma the victim will carry for life as a result of the action.
“The courts at this moment sentence you Yau Ibrahim to imprisonment for life for the offense of unlawful sexual intercourse with a child punishable under Section 26 (2) of the Child Right Law 2021 as amended.”
The convict was arraigned by the police for having sexual intercourse with a 6-year-old girl and infecting her with a sexually transmitted disease “which has permanently caused the little girl ill-health.”
During the trial, the prosecution tendered two exhibits, the confessional statement of the convict and the medical report from Rayuwal Sexual Reference Centre Police Clinic in Minna before the court.
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