61-year-old man bags life imprisonment for sodomy in Jigawa
A Jigawa State High Court No. 6 sitting in Birnin-Kudu has convicted and sentenced a 61-year-old man to life imprisonment for sodomizing a minor. The prosecution counsel said the defendant was accused of sodomising a 13-year-old boy at Auyakawa village in the Gwaram Local Government Area. He therefore tendered five witnesses and three exhibits to […] 61-year-old man bags life imprisonment for sodomy in Jigawa
A Jigawa State High Court No. 6 sitting in Birnin-Kudu has convicted and sentenced a 61-year-old man to life imprisonment for sodomizing a minor.
The prosecution counsel said the defendant was accused of sodomising a 13-year-old boy at Auyakawa village in the Gwaram Local Government Area.
He therefore tendered five witnesses and three exhibits to prove his case.
Presiding Judge, Justice (Dr.) Musa Ubale said the prosecution counsel proved his case beyond reasonable doubt.
He said the court found the convict guilty for the offence committed and is punishable under Section 3 (2) (4) of the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Law, No 2 Laws of Jigawa State, 2021.
He therefore sentenced him to life imprisonment.
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