A father has asked to be forgiven for raping his daughter, 12, and her friend, 13. Nuhu Mohammed, 60, pleaded guilty to the charge of having unlawful sexual intercourse with two minors during his arraignment at a Minna Magistrate’s Court. The defendant begged the court for leniency.
However, the magistrate, Fati Auna, couldn’t take the defendant’s plea, citing lack of jurisdiction.
Auna directed the Police to forward the case file to the State Director of Public Prosecution for legal advice, and ordered that the defendant be remanded in prison pending the advice.
She, thereafter, adjourned the matter until Nov. 16, for further mention.
The Police Prosecutor, Mr Emmanuel Danladi, had told the court that one Ahmad Aliyu of Garatu village in Bosso Local Government of Niger, reported the matter at the Kpakungu Police Station, on Oct. 17.
Danladi alleged that the defendant had lured the two minors into his shop and had carnal knowledge of them.
He further told the court that the defendant confessed to the crime during police investigation.
The offence runs contrary to Section 18(2) of the Child Rights Law of Niger State 2010.
