Hassan Mohammed of National Supply in Yola North Local Government Area, Adamawa state, has been remanded in prison custody for allegedly defiling an 11 year old girl(names withheld).
Magistrate Japhet Ibrahim Basani, of the Magistrate Court 2 in Yola, Adamawa ordered for the remand of the 18 year old man after he admitted defiling the girl for about 4 times.
Earlier, Hassan, confessed that he had defiled the little girl 4 times, and was giving her N200 only after every perfomance.
He narrated that he first met the minor when she came to fetch water at National Supply, and succeded in luring her to a burnt down house where he defiled her.
The prosecution had earlier informed the court that the mother of the girl reported to the police that the accused person had on 4 different occasions took her daughter to the building and forcefully had sexual intercourse with her.
While arraigning him in court on Tuesday, Inspector Naomi Hassan, urged the court to read out the substance of the offence to the defendant to enable him enter his plea.
When asked whether he committed crime, the suspect said that he actually had sexuasl intercouse with the minor, saying that he was the one that started defiling before other men, and that he used to give her N200 after every outing.
It was after his plea that the prosecutor pleaded with the court to adjourn the matter to enable her send the case file to DPP for legal advice.
Ruling, Magistrate Japhet Ibrahim Basani, ordered that the suspect be remanded in prison custody and adjourned the case to the 21st September, 2021.
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