Rapist Sentenced To Prison In Sokoto For Raping 3-Year Old Girl
A federal high court sitting in Sokoto, and presided over by
Justice James Kolawole Omotosho has sentenced a 20-year-old man Yashua`U Shehu
to 10 years in prison for raping a three-year-old girl.
The convict hails
from Atawanyo village, Kware local government area of GA Sokoto state Nigeria.
The convict paid a 500,000 fine as compensation to the victim.
As part of
delivering the judgment, Justice Omotosho decried Sexual exploitation,
especially of minors. He said this barbaric act has become rampant in the North
and appealed to parents and governments to raise up to the task of defending these
vulnerable children.
The judge also noted that “it is the
duty of all of us to put a stop to the menace of sexual exploitation,” said the
case marked FHC/ S/22C/2021 was brought by the National Agency for the
Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Sokoto Zonal Command.
The charge, according to Justice Omotosho, read: “That you,
20 years old Yushua’u Shehu (M) of Atakwanyo, Kware Area, Kware Local
Government of Sokoto State, around 04:00 pm on or about 27th May 2021 within
the jurisdiction of this honorable court, procured one (name withheld), three
years old female of Minanata area of Sokoto State, took her to one Hajiya’s
house close to Minamata area, Sokoto State and you subjected her to sexual
exploitation with yourself, thereby committing an offense punishable under
Section 16(1) of the Trafficking in Persons (Prohibition) Enforcement and
Administration Act 2015”.
Justice Omotosho
based his judgments on complaints from the parents of the victim as well as medical
examination gotten from Nana Khadija sexual reference center and also from the
testimony of two witnesses.
The judge also said that the testimonies
included that is Dr. Auwal Musa who is the medical officer that examined the
girl and proved beyond reasonable doubt that the defendant had canal knowledge
of the minor.
