2 men remanded for alleged rape
(Nigeria) A Gusau Chief Magistrate Court in Zamfara State on
Tuesday remanded two men, Hamza Musa, 25, and Lawali Sarki, 18, in prison
custody over an alleged case of conspiracy and rape.
The accused, both of Manau village, Bakura Local Government
Area of Zamfara, are facing a two-count charge of raping a 12-year-old girl.
The prosecutor, Sgt. Daniel Longwal, told the court that on
June 10, one Abubakar Koroso, of the same address, reported the case at the
Bakura police station, Gusau.
Longwal said on June 7, while the complainant’s 12-year-old
daughter was on her way home from market, the two accused persons conspired
with two others, now at large, and abducted her.
He said that the accused persons took her to one Ali’s house
where they kept and raped her for three days.
The prosecutor said that the offence contravened Sections 97
and 283 of Penal Code.
The accused persons, however, pleaded not guilty to the
charges against them.
The chief magistrate, Alhaji Bello Kucheri, ordered that the
accused persons be remanded in prison custody, and adjourned the case until
July 7 for hearing.
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