A 25-year-old Katsina man has been remanded in prison until April 30, 2019, for impregnating his neighbour’s 12-year-old daughter.It is expected that the case involving the suspect identified as Hussaini Muntari of Inwala Jangele village in the Batagarawa Local Government Area of Katsina, will come up for mention before Hajiya Fadila Dikko of the Katsina Senior Magistrates’ Court.
The police arrested the Katsina man for impregnating his neighbour’s 12-year-old daughter, after the victim’s father reported the incident at the Batagarawa Divisional Police Headquarters. The distraught father accused the suspect of having unlawful carnal knowledge of his daughter following the discovery on January 22, 2019, that she was three months pregnant.
Muntari who was consequently charged with rape under Section 283 of the Penal Code, confessed to the victim's father that he was the father of her unborn child, adding that he allegedly had sex with her at different times in his room. Punch reported that the police prosecutor, Inspector Sani Ado, told the court on Tuesday that investigation was still in progress. The trial judge adjourned the case till April 30 and remanded Muntari in prison.
https://unclesuru.com/2019/04/03/katsina-man-remanded-for-impregnating-neighbours-12-year-old-daughter/
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