A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Minna, Niger State, has sentenced one Adamu Mohammed to four years imprisonment for raping six boys through the anus.
Mohammed was docked on a count charge of an unnatural offence, contrary to section 284 of the penal code law.
The Police Prosecutor, ASP. Daniel Ikwoche told the court that the matter was reported to the Chanchaga station on the 6 of October by one Yusuf Buhari.
According to Ikwoche, the complainant accused Mohammed of luring his 10-year-old son into his room at Korokpa village, Minna where he anally raped him.
When further investigations were carried out, it revealed that the accused also committed the same act on different occasions with five other boys between the ages of 10 and 12 years, all of Korokpa area.
When the charge was read to him, he pleaded guilty and begged for leniency.
However, the prosecutor, pleaded with the court to try him summarily in line with section 157 of the Criminal Procedure Code.
The presiding magistrate, Nasiru Muazu in his ruling, sentenced the accused to four years in prison with hard labour without an option of fine.
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