Crime • Created October 14, 2025 08:34

Man bags 14 years for raping minor in Kano

A Kano State High Court No. 3, presided over by Justice Farouk Lawan, has sentenced Ahmed Muhammed to 14 years imprisonment for raping a 12-year-old girl. The convict was first arrested in 2006 and subsequently arraigned before the court on charges of rape. The prosecution counsel, Barrister Ibrahim Araf Garba, presented four witnesses during the […]

Man bags 14 years for raping minor in Kano
A Kano State High Court No. 3, presided over by Justice Farouk Lawan, has sentenced Ahmed Muhammed to 14 years imprisonment for raping a 12-year-old girl.
The convict was first arrested in 2006 and subsequently arraigned before the court on charges of rape.
The prosecution counsel, Barrister Ibrahim Araf Garba, presented four witnesses during the trial.
When the charge was read, the defendant pleaded not guilty and testified as the sole defence witness.
After evaluating the evidence, Justice Lawan held that the prosecution had proven its case beyond reasonable doubt, finding Muhammed guilty as charged.
He was sentenced to 14 years in prison without an option of fine.

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