A 45 year old Ahmed Ibrahim of Modibbo Adama way Yola South Local Government Area, Adamawa state has been remanded in a prison over alleged homosexuality.
The suspect has been remanded in prison custody by Chief Magistrate Court I Admin in Yola presided by Aliyu Bawuro, for the alleged offence contrary to section 263 of the state penal code law.
He was earlier apprehended and arraigned before the court by the operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corpse (NSCDC) in Yola town on the 18th February, 2021.
The arrest of the accused followed a complaint by the victim, Huzaifa Mohammed, on the 17th February, 2021, where he alleged that the accused and a driver put his manhood into his anus.
The victim narrated in the First Information Report (FIR) that the accused persuaded him to come and sleep at his residence, saying that he gave him a tea to drink.
According to him, after he drank the tea which was intoxicated, he slept off and that he woke up the following morning only to discover that his anus was paining him.
He stated that he saw the element of sperm in his anus and parts of his body; hence his decision to report the matter to the security operatives.
But upon his arrest, the suspect alleged that he gave the victim the sum of #1500 and materials worth #3500 as compensation after sleeping with him.
After the content of the FIR was read and explained to the accused, he pleaded not guilty to the offence and the prosecutor, Assistant Superintendent II of NSCDC, Samuel Gamaniel, urged the court to adjourn the matter so as to enable them complete investigation.
AS Gamaniel told the court that the command is still waiting for a report from Hope Center, and that after which they will send the case to the Department of Public Prosecution for advice.
The court presided by Honourable Aliyu Bawuro, adjourned the matter to 10th March, 2021 for further mention and ordered that the suspect be remanded in prison till then.
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