Man, 42, bags 10 years imprisonment for rape

A Kano State High Court on Tuesday sentenced Auwal Idris of Gani village to 10 years imprisonment without an option of fine for raping a minor.

Justice Tani Hassan held that the sufficient evidence had been provided against the accused.

Hassan ordered the convict to pay the sum of N100, 000 compensation to the victim, holding that failure would attract another two years imprisonment.

The judge said in view of the evidences presented by witnesses the court had no option than to apply the punishment of rape against Idris.

She said, “but for the pleadings of defence counsel, life sentence would have been passed on you.”

Hassan, therefore, sentenced Idris to 10 years imprisonment, starting from the time he was held in prison in 2011.

She added that if the accused default in paying the compensation, it would attract additional two years prison term.

The state counsel, Zainab Mudi, had told the court how Idris lured the minor to a secluded spot on the Feb. 25, 2011 and forcefully had canal knowledge of her without her consent.

“The victim said that Idris gave her N10 after having canal knowledge of her.

“The victim said that Idris accosted her when she was coming back from a wedding ceremony on the said date,” Mudi told the court.

The defence counsel, Hasiya Imam, had prayed the court to tamper justice with mercy because his client was a first time offender and had shown enough remorse.

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