A 35-year-old driver, Ahamed Talib, was on Monday sentenced to four years imprisonment by an Upper Area Court 3, Kasuwan Nama in Jos, for raping a nine-year-old girl.
The judge, Yahaya Mohammed, ordered convict to pay N1,300 to the minor for compensation and medical expenses.
Mohammed, who passed the sentence without an option of fine said it would serve as a deterrent to others, who might want to indulge in such act.
During the trial, the prosecutor, O.C Ocho, told the court that the case was reported at the Bukuru Police Station on March 20 by the victim’s grandfather, Ahamad Isah.
Ocho said that the case was later transferred to the state CID.
The prosecutor told the court that the accused, who is a resident of Akwan Doki, Bukuru, lured the girl to his room with a pack of biscuits and N200.
Ocho said that the accused forcefully had a carnal knowledge of the girl, and in the process, she sustained an injury and was taken to the hospital for treatment.
However, the accused pleaded guilty to the offence and begged the court for mercy.
Ocho told the court that the offence contravenes Section 283 of the Penal Code Law of Northern Nigeri
