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OMG: COURT SENTENCES MAN TO 3 YEARS IN PRISON FOR RAPING 5-YEAR-OLD GIRL

Afnews Editor

Jul 24, 2019

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An Upper Area Court sitting in Kasuwan Nama, in Jos, on Wednesday, sentenced a 19-year-old farmer, Jacob Yohanna to three years in prison for raping a five-year-old girl.

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The judge, Lawal Suleiman sentenced Yohanna after he pleaded guilty and begged the court for mercy, saying it was the devil that pushed him to rape the girl.

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Suleiman, however, gave him an option to pay a fine of N10,000 .

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Earlier, the prosecutor, Ibrahim Gokwat told the court that the case was reported on April 16, by Mr Adamu Sale of Yelwa of Barkin Ladi LGA, who is the complainant.

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The prosecutor said that the case was later transferred from the Barkin Ladi Police Division to the state CIID on April 19 for investigation and prosecution.

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Gokwat said that the convict lured the girl into his room and raped her.

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The prosecutor said the offence was contrary to the provisions of Section 283 of the Penal Code Laws of Northern Nigeria, NAN reports.

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