Man, 26 Takes 4-yr-old Girl To An Uncompleted Building & Brutally R*pes Her To Coma In Niger

A Minna Chief Magistrates’ Court, Monday, sentenced a 26-
year-old labourer, Salisu Umar, to 10 years imprisonment for
raping a minor.
The convict was arraigned on a count charge of raping a four-
year-old girl contrary to Section 18 of the Child’s Right Law of
Niger State.
The Police prosecutor, Inspector Ahmed Saidu, told the court
that one Ayuba Tanimu of Abdulsalam Quarters reported the
case at the police station on January 8.
Saidu said the convict, a resident of Peter Sarki Road, Minna,
took the complainant’s daughter to an uncompleted building
and had s*xual intercourse with her.
He said the little girl sustained serious injuries in her private
part as a result of the intercourse.
When the charge was read to the accused, he pleaded guilty
and begged the court for leniency.
The prosecutor urged the court to try him summarily in line
with Section 157 of the criminal Procedure Code.
In his ruling, Magistrate Abdullahi Usman sentenced the
labourer to 10 years imprisonment without an option of fine.
He also ordered that the convict should pay a compensation of
N50,000 to the parents of the minor.