A 74-year-old Kano resident,
Ashiru Suleiman has been remanded in prison custody by a Kano Magistrate court
for allegedly raping his granddaughter.
Suleiman was arraigned before the
court for defiling his 4-yr-old granddaughter and making attempt to rape
another 5-yr-old daughter of his neighbour.
The accused person, who was
charged under section 283 of the Penal Code Law, was said to have lured his
victims into former Shari’ah court’s building at Rijiyar Lemo to commit the
offence.
The case was reported to the
police by one Suleiman Muhammad, the charge sheet, said.
“Suleiman criminally deceived and
lured his granddaughter and his neighbour’s daughter, aged 5, into Shari’ah
court premises and raped his granddaughter. He was caught while trying to rape
the second girl,” it added.
The court also heard that the
victim was rushed to a hospital for treatment of some injuries she sustained.
When the charge was read to the
accused, he pleaded guilty to the one-count charge.
The presiding judge, Magistrate
Aisha Muhammad Yahaya, ordered that the accused be remanded in prison custody
and adjourned the case to 30th July, 2017.
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