Crime
Court remands man for allegedly sodomising 7-year-old boy
A Kafanchan Magistrates’ Court in Kaduna State on Tuesday ordered that a 37-year-old man, Ziyanu Abdulrazak, be remanded in a correctional centre for allegedly sodomising a seven-year-old boy.
Abdulrazak is charged by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) with unnatural offence, contrary to the provisions of Section 259 of the Kaduna State Penal Code Law.
Magistrate Michael Bawa, however, did not take the plea of Abdulrazak for want in jurisdiction to hear the matter.
Bawa directed the prosecutor to forward the case file to the State Director of Public Prosecution for legal advice.
He adjourned the matter until Nov.1 for further mention.
The NSCDC Counsel, Mr Marcus Audu, told the court that the boy’s mother, reported the matter at the corps’ office in Kafanchan on Oct.1.
Audu said Abdulrazak, who resides on Sokoto street, lured the boy to a nearby bush and sodomised him.
He added that Abdulrazak confessed to the crime after the matter was referred to the NSCDC by the Salama Sexual Assault Referral Centre.
Continue Reading
-
Aviation6 days agoNigeria ends third-party visa processing in U.S, directs applicants to embassy, consulates
-
Business6 days agoFCCPC floors Air Peace as Court upholds authority to probe airline fare complaints
-
Business1 week agoSEC sets July 10 deadline for Q2 ownership, capital flows returns
-
News6 days agoEdo Police impose movement restriction ahead of Saturday’s LG’s elections
-
Business6 days agoHeavy reliance on portfolio inflows threatens Nigeria’s $51bn reserves — EBC
-
Business4 days agoNCC chief highlights trust as key to Nigeria’s digital transformation
-
Comments and Issues6 days ago‘Olodo Uprising’: When anti-intellectualism threatens good governance
-
Business6 days agoNigerian Banks face rising climate-related credit risks, Fitch says