KATSINA: 40-yr-old man docked for defiling neighbour’s 15-yr-old daughter

The long arm of the law has caught up with Yahaya Idris, 40, who has been arrested after he allegedly deceived, raped and impregnated the 15-year-old daughter of his neighbour.

According to Inspector Sani Ado, the prosecuting counsel for the police, the incident was reported by Lawal Abubakar, the victim’s father, on September 23 after Idris committed the offence at Gawa Village in the Bindawa Local Government Area of the state where both men reside as neighbours.

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Ado said the suspect, Idris “committed an offence contrary to Section 283 of the Penal Code.”

He also revealed that investigations into the matter were currently in progress and requested for the case to be adjourned to allow for more time to probe into the matter.

After listening to the prosecutors request, Hajiya Falile Dikko of the Katsina State Senior Magistrates’ Court told the defendant, that he was only triable at the high court, and directed that he should be remanded in the prison custody till November 6, 2017 when his case would come up for further hearing.

 

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