Man ‘rapes’ neighbour’s 7-year-old daughter

A Kano Chief Magistrate Court has ordered that a 24-year-old man, Ahmad Suleiman, be remanded in Kano custodial centre for allegedly raping a seven-year-old girl. Suleiman, an unemployed who lives at Kachako village, Takai Local Government Area of Kano, is being tried on a count charge of rape. The chief magistrate, Mr Muhammad Jibril, ordered […]

A Kano Chief Magistrate Court has ordered that a 24-year-old man, Ahmad Suleiman, be remanded in Kano custodial centre for allegedly raping a seven-year-old girl.

Suleiman, an unemployed who lives at Kachako village, Takai Local Government Area of Kano, is being tried on a count charge of rape.

The chief magistrate, Mr Muhammad Jibril, ordered that the defendant be kept in the custodial centre.

He adjourned the matter until January 6, 2020 for further mention.

Earlier, the police prosecutor, Insp. Pogu Lale, had told the court that one Abubakar Usman of the same village reported the matter at Kachako Police Station on November 21.

Lale said on November 20, at about 10:30 am, the defendant deceived and lured the complainant’s seven-year-old daughter into an uncompleted building situated at Kachako village and had unlawful sexual intercourse with her which caused her harm.

The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the one count charge against him. The prosecutor said the offence contravened section 283 of the penal code. (NAN)