A Chief Magistrate Court II, Tunga in Minna, Niger state has sentenced a 26-year-old man, Salisu Umar to 10 years imprisonment for raping a four-year-old girl.
The accused pleaded guilty to a one-count charge of raping a teenager when the charge was read to him.
The First Information Report (FIR), revealed that on 8th January, 2014 at about 10:30am, one Ayuba Tanimu of Abdulsalam Quarters reported at the Maitumbi Police station that Umar, aged 26 of Peter Sarki Road, Minna, went to their area and took his daughter (names withheld) aged four to an uncompleted building and had sexual intercourse with her without her consent and as a result she sustained serious injuries in her private part.
According to the FIR read by the prosecutor, Inspector Ahmed Sa’idu, the offence is contrary to section 18 of the Child’s Right Law of Niger State.
Ruling, the Chief Magistrate, Abdullahi Usman sentenced Salisu to 10 years imprisonment without an option of fine and to pay compensation of N50,000.
