Man Sentenced To Jail For Raping Minor
An Upper Area Court 3 sitting in Kasuwan Nama, Jos, on Monday sentenced a man, identified as Musty Ruwanu, to three years’ imprisonment for raping a minor.
Ruwanu, 18, pleaded guilty to a charge of raping a nine-year-old girl and thereafter sentenced to three years behind bars by the judge, Yahaya Mohammed.
He would serve out his term without an option of fine.
The prosecutor, Ibrahim Gukwat, had told the court that the case was reported to the police on December 20, 2017 by the victim’s father, Barklau Abubakar.
Gukwat said: “When her relations noticed that she was missing, they searched for her and found her in the accused room.
“They discovered that the accused had forcefully had carnal knowledge of the girl,’’ he said.
According to him, the offence contravenes Section 283 of the Penal Code of Northern Nigeria.
“I am very sorry, I will never do it again, it is the devil’s work, please have mercy on me,’’ Ruwanu said as he awaited the judge’s decision.
