5 men docked over 13-year-old minor’s pregnancy

Five men on Tuesday appeared before a Senior
Magistrates Court in Katsina, for allegedly
impregnating a 13- year-old minor.
Those arraigned incuded Amadu Mairake, 60,
Samaila Hamza, 30, Hassan Surajo, 40, Sani
Abdullahi, 30, and Hassan Ila, 40.
The suspects, who reside at Borin-Dawa village in
Malumfashi Local Government of Katsina State,
were charged with a one-count charge of rape.
According to the Police First Information Report
(FIR), the accused persons committed the offence
on September 2, 2015.
The FIR said that on September 2, 2015, at about
9.00 am, one Abdul-Malik Nuhu reported at
Malumfashi Police station that his 13-year-old
daughter had been impregnated by the five
suspects.
It stated that the suspects had been having
unprotective sexual intercourse with the minor,
which led to the pregnacy.
The FIR said that the accused persons had
committed an offence contrary to section 283 of
the penal code.
When the matter came up for hearing,the police
prosecutor, Mr Hashimu Musa, told the court that
the police were still investigating the matter.
The Judge, Hajiya Nafisah Bagiwa, declared that
the court would not take the plea of the accused
as it has no jurisdiction to do so.
Bagiwa said that the suspects were arraigned
before the court for the purpose of cognizance
only.
She ordered the police to continue with their
investigation and directed that the case file be
forwarded to the Ministry of Justice for advice.
The case was adjourned to Oct. 28, for
continuation.

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