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65-yr-old man and his 19-yr-old accomplice arrested for raping 9-yr-old girl

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65-yr-old man and his 19-yr-old accomplice arrested for raping 9-yr-old girl

The long arm of the law has caught up with a suspected rapist identified as Lawal Angala, 65, and his accomplice Isah Lawal, 19, for defiling a 9-year-old girl.

The matter was brought to the notice of the police after the victim’s mother Shamsiya Abdullahi reported the case at the Safana Divisional Police Headquarters, Katsina, alleging that the suspects had defiled her daughter several times.

According to the victim’s mother, the two men lured her daughter to Angala’s house, where they allegedly “had sexual intercourse with her several times.”

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The suspects who are now remanded at the Katsina Prison until January 14, 2019, when their case will come up for further hearing, are facing a charge of rape, which contravenes Section 283 of the Penal Code.

The case involving the pair was adjourned till next year by Senior Magistrate Fadile Dikko after Police Prosecutor, Inspector Sani Ado, requested for an adjournment to enable the police conclude their investigation.

“Investigation is still in progress on the case and I hereby apply for another date for the case to come up for mention,” Inspector Ado told the court.

 

 

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