ABUJA: 57-yr-old man bags 10-yr jail term for defiling 14-yr-old girl

Yusuf Umar, 57, who hails from Nasarawa Local Government Area of Kano State will now spend the next 10-years behind bars for keeping in his custody and raping a 14-year-old girl.

According to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, which arraigned Umar, the convicts exploitation of the teenager who hails from the same state as him is contrary to Section 16 (1) of the Trafficking in Persons (Prohibition) Enforcement and Administration Act 2015.

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NAPTIP’s spokesman, Josiah Emerole, said in a statement; “Our operatives arrested and charged him to court on March 5, 2018. When he was arraigned in court yesterday, he pleaded guilty to the offence. At the commencement of the case, the prosecution reviewed the facts and tendered two exhibits.

“Delivering judgment in the case with charge number: FHC/KN/CR/37/2018, the presiding judge, Justice Jude Dagat, found him guilty and sentenced him accordingly.

“This conviction has brought the total number of those convicted for human trafficking by the agency to 341.”

 

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