Man bags 14 years jail term for raping 8-yr-old girl in Kano
(Nigeria) A Federal High Court sitting in Kano on Wednesday sentenced 31-year-old Salisu Abdullahi to 14 years imprisonment, for defiling an eight-year-old girl.
The Prosecutor, Mr Abdullahi Babale, told the court that the
convict had forceful carnal knowledge of the minor in Unguwar Fulani, in the
Kumbotso Local Government Area of Kano State.
The convict pleaded guilty to the one-count charge, which
was an offence contrary and punishable under Section 16 (1) of the Trafficking
in Persons Act, 2015.
The trial judge, Justice James Omotosho, also ordered the
accused to pay a fine of N2m, in addition to the 14-year jail term.
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