Justice of the Kebbi High Court, Shamsudeen Jafar, on Tuesday sentenced three men from the village of Zaromawa, Amiru San, Aliyu Umar and Bashar Dan-Inno to life imprisonment for raping an 18-year-old Kurdish woman in Warari state.
The convicts were charged under Sections 259 and 60 of the Penal Code of Kebbi State 2021 on two counts of conspiracy and rape, according to PUNCH Metro.
The court heard that the acts were committed at Zaromawa village in Warari, Gwandu Local Government of the state.
According to prosecutor Faridah Muhammad, the three accused raped the victim while she was sleeping.
“The defendants broke into the victim’s house while she was asleep and forcefully had carnal knowledge of her. They choked her with a thick piece of cloth and tied her hands with a rope before having carnal knowledge of her one by one,” she said.
The judge stated that the prosecution had proved all the evidence of carnal knowledge of the victim.
“I am of the firm view that all the defendants conspired in perpetrating the act. Meanwhile, the convicts conspired and raped the victim, who is an 18-year-old deaf woman, at her husband’s residence.
“All ingredients needed to establish a criminal conspiracy to commit rape were established beyond reasonable doubt by the prosecution. The court has no option but to act upon the evidence before it,” he said.
Delivering his judgment, the judge found the defendants guilty as charged.
“Having found you guilty of the charge, you Amiru Sani, Aliyu Umar, and Bashar Dan-Inno are hereby sentenced to life imprisonment for finding all of you guilty under sections 259 and 60 of Kebbi State Penal Code Law, 2021,” he declared.
Source: PUNCH Online
