In what has been said to be a landmark ruling, a 22-year-old man, Rabilu Sani, has been sentenced to 12 years imprisonment for the rape of a four-year-old girl (names withheld) in Jakusko Local Government Area, Yobe State.
The Magistrate’s Court 1 in Injiwaji, Damaturu, presided over by Magistrate Ahmed Mohammed Bahuya, found Sani guilty of the offence and convicted him after finding the evidence against him “conclusive.”
The Magistrate’s court, which handed down the sentence to the culprit, gave no option of a fine.
Meanwhile, court officials seized the opportunity of the hearing to address circulating rumours about the suspect’s health.
According to the court officials, they confirmed that medical tests carried out on the culprit showed that he (Sani) is not infected with HIV.
