Court Sentence 75 Year Old Grandpa To 3 years For Defiling A 5 Year- Old Girl In Plateau

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Yakubu Busari

A Jos magistrate court sitting in Kasuwan Nama, has sentenced a 75-year old Aminu Abubakar to three calendar year imprisonment for defiling a 5 -year old girl.

Delivering judgement on Tuesday the Magistrate judge, justice Lawal Suleiman said the nature of the offense committed by the convict warrant severe punishment even though it was the first time that the accused was taken before the court.

“In view of the nature of the offense committed, of defiling a minor, the accused Aminu Abubakar is hereby sentence to full 3 calendar year of imprisonment, having found to be his first time appearing before the court with such offense,” he judged.

The judge gave no option of fine, however said the convict is at liberty to appeal the judgement.

The convict had prior to the judgment pleaded for mercy, saying; “I do not know anything, but I am pleading the court to do justice to me.”

Police prosecutor Inspector Ashiru Ibrahim while responding to question after the judgment said; “we are pleased with the judgement hoping it will serve as deterrent to others.”

The incident happened some three weeks ago at Ali Kazaure community of Jos North Local Government Area, in Plateau State.

Mother of the girl Malama Hassana Muhammad, also expressed satisfaction that justice has been done to the case, adding that; “with such a judgment that was done within short period of time has giving hope to parents.”

She narrated to our correspondent that the man who was their neighbor, and a tailor by profession, had sent one of her sons to call the girl (name withheld), and after she has been to his shop the boy went back to tell her that the man is trying to push his private part.

“We rush out to the shop and discovered that he (the convict) had already robed Vasiline into her private part and we reported that matter to the police,” she said.

Malama Hassana called on mothers and parents to be very careful, over the movement of their children.

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