Rapist blames devil as he’s jailed 3yrs for defiling minor

A convicted rapist yesterday begged an Upper Area Court in Jos to temper justice with mercy on him, claiming it was the devil that made him defile a 9-year-old girl.  The 18-year-old convict, Musty Ruwanu, was thereafter sentenced to three years’ imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to the charge of rape leveled against him. The […]

A convicted rapist yesterday begged an Upper Area Court in Jos to temper justice with mercy on him, claiming it was the devil that made him defile a 9-year-old girl.  The 18-year-old convict, Musty Ruwanu, was thereafter sentenced to three years’ imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to the charge of rape leveled against him.

The judge, Mr Yahaya Mohammed, held that the convict should serve out his term without an option of fine.

Earlier, the prosecutor, Sgt. Ibrahim Gukwat, had told the court that the case was reported to the police on Dec. 20, 2017 by the victim’s father, Barklau Abubakar. Gukwat said the accused lured the girl into his room on the day she was brought from Kaduna State to stay with her relations in Jos.

“When her relations noticed that she was missing, they searched for her and found her in the accused’s room.

“They discovered that the accused had forcefully had carnal knowledge of the girl,’’ he said. 

The offence contravened Section 283 of the Penal Code of Northern Nigeria.

Pleading for leniency, the convict said, “I am very sorry, I will never do it again, it is the devil’s work, please have mercy on me,’’ he said. (NAN)