A Jos Upper Area Court sitting in Kasuwan Nama, North Local
Government Area, on Wednesday remanded one Hambali Musa, in prison
for allegedly raping a two-year-old girl.
The presiding judge, Suleiman Lawal, denied the accused bail,
contending that the offence of rape was not bailable.
Lawal adjourned the case till Aug.21 for mention.
The Prosecutor, Sgt. Ibrahim Gukwat, told the court that one
Aminun Musa reported the case on July 3, at Nassarawa Police
Station.
Gukwat said Musa, of Dulla Jos, reported that on June
29, his wife Layuza Lukman, informed him that the little girl
jerked and cried endlessly when she tried to wash her private
part.
The prosecutor said when the toddler was asked what the cause of
her pains was, she mentioned the name of the accused as the one who
had carnal knowledge of her.
The prosecutor said the offence contravened Section 283 of the
Penal Code.
The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge, and his
prayer for bail was turned down by the court.
A Jos Upper Area Court sitting in Kasuwan Nama, North Local
Government Area, on Wednesday remanded one Hambali Musa, in prison
for allegedly raping a two-year-old girl.
The presiding judge, Suleiman Lawal, denied the accused bail,
contending that the offence of rape was not bailable.
Lawal adjourned the case till Aug.21 for mention.
The Prosecutor, Sgt. Ibrahim Gukwat, told the court that one
Aminun Musa reported the case on July 3, at Nassarawa Police
Station.
Gukwat said Musa, of Dulla Jos, reported that on June
29, his wife Layuza Lukman, informed him that the little girl
jerked and cried endlessly when she tried to wash her private
part.
The prosecutor said when the toddler was asked what the cause of
her pains was, she mentioned the name of the accused as the one who
had carnal knowledge of her.
The prosecutor said the offence contravened Section 283 of the
Penal Code.
The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge, and his
prayer for bail was turned down by the court.
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