About 5 persons were on Tuesday, arraigned before the Chief Magistrate Court I in Yola Adamawa State for the offences of criminal conspiracy and defilement of a child.
The defendants including Ibrahim Aliyu, Muhammed Adamu, Gaddafi Adamu, Usman Umar and Musa Isa, hail from Yola town in Yola South LGA.
Already, the court presided by Magistrate Alheri Ishaku, had ordered the remand of the defendants in prison custody pending the outcome of the legal advice from the DPP.
On their arraignment by the Adamawa State Police Command, the 1st defendant pleaded guilty to defilement while the 2nd to 5th defendants pleaded not guilty to all the offences.
According to the First Information Report earlier tendered by the prosecuting police officer, SP Zakka Musa, the defendants allegedly conspired and raped the victim (names withheld) who hails from Mafias Quarters in Yola town.
It informed the court that the DNA test revealed that the 1st defendant who started having sexual intercourse with the victim is responsible for the pregnancy contrary to sections 60 and 211 penal code law.
Addressing the court after the plea of the defendants, SP Zakka Musa, said that whether the defendants pleaded guilty or not the 2 leg of the offences is capital in nature and prayed the court to remand them pending legal advice.
On his part, counsel to the defendants, Murtala Ibrahim, prayed the court to admit them to bail pursuant to section 159 of ACJL and section 36(5) of the constitution.
Murtala, pleaded with the court to grant them bail, assuring that his clients will make themselves available for trial, but the court refused to grant the application as prayed.
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