by ‘Jola Sotubo
A man in Niger is to spend the next 3 years in prison after he was found guilty of raping a minor.
31-year-old Ndagi Mohammed had forceful intercourse with a 12-year-old girl and caused her to get pregnant.
The suspect is said to have had sex with the child on at least three occasions and he was found out after the victim’s brother discovered she was pregnant.
Punch reports:
The Police Prosecutor, Inspector Alfred Auta, told the court that one Ahmed Zakariya of Okada Road, Minna, reported the matter at GRA Police Station on June 22.
Auta also said that the accused impregnated the girl, a primary school pupil, after having sexual intercourse with her three times in his house.
The police said the alleged offence contravened Section 18 of the Niger State Child Rights Act, 2010.
When the charge was read to the accused, he pleaded guilty and begged the court for leniency.
In her judgement, Magistrate Amina Musa sentenced Mohammed to three years imprisonment without option of fine.
