Magistrates Court in Katsina, for allegedly
impregnating a 13- year-old minor. Those
arraigned incuded Amadu Mairake, 60, Samaila
Hamza, 30, Hassan Surajo, 40, Sani Abdullahi, 30,
and Hassan Ila, 40. The suspects, who reside at
Borin-Dawa village in Malumfashi Local
Government of Katsina State, were charged with
a one-count charge of rape. According to the
Police First Information Report (FIR), the
accused persons committed the offence on
September 2, 2015.
The FIR said that on September 2, 2015, at about
9.00 am, one Abdul-Malik Nuhu reported at
Malumfashi Police station that his 13-year-old
daughter had been impregnated by the five
suspects. It stated that the suspects had been
having unprotective sexual intercourse with the
minor, which led to the pregnacy.
The FIR said that the accused persons had
committed an offence contrary to section 283 of
the penal code. When the matter came up for
hearing, the police prosecutor, Mr Hashimu
Musa, told the court that the police were still
investigating the matter.
The Judge, Hajiya Nafisah Bagiwa, declared that
the court would not take the plea of the accused
as it has no jurisdiction to do so. Bagiwa said
that the suspects were arraigned before the
court for the purpose of cognizance only.
