Farmer bags 7-yrs imprisonment for defiling of minor

A Minna Magistrates’ Court has sentenced a 25-year-old farmer to seven years imprisonment for having carnal knowledge of a 13-year-old girl. The Magistrate, Binta Rijau, convicted Tanko Yau on April 20, but reserved sentencing after he pleaded guilty to a count charge of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor. The Prosecutor, Insp. Gunduma Ibrahim, had […]

A Minna Magistrates’ Court has sentenced a 25-year-old farmer to seven years imprisonment for having carnal knowledge of a 13-year-old girl.

The Magistrate, Binta Rijau, convicted Tanko Yau on April 20, but reserved sentencing after he pleaded guilty to a count charge of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor.

The Prosecutor, Insp. Gunduma Ibrahim, had told the court that one Mohammed Bello reported the matter at the Police Station on April 10.

Ibrahim said the complainant alleged that the accused lured his daughter into his room and had sexual intercourse with her on April 9 at about 6:00 p.m.

According to him, the offence is contrary to Section 18 (2) of the Child Right Law of Niger State.

The convict pleaded guilty when the charge was read to him and begged the court for leniency.

The prosecutor thereafter prayed the court to try the accused summarily in line with Section 157 of the Criminal Procedure Code. (NAN)