A Jigawa High Court of Justice sitting at Kazaure presided over by Justice Hussaina Adamu Aliyu, on 8 December 2021, convicted one Nasiru Mai Nasara to life imprisonment for raping and impregnating a 13-year-old girl.
The Public Relations Officer of the Jigawa State Ministry of Justice, Zainab Baba Santali, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. She said the offence of Rape is punishable under Section 3 of the Penal Code Law of Jigawa State 2014 (Miscellaneous Amendment).
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“The defendant who is from Dodal Village in Gwiwa Local Govt area, was accused to have raped and impregnated a 13-year-old girl (names withheld). He was arrested and charged to court for rape offence.
The prosecution called two witnesses to prove their case, while the defendant testified in his own defence. The judge found the defendant guilty of the offence of Rape and sentenced him to life imprisonment.
