Sharia Court Judge arraigned for attempt to rape married woman

A Sharia Court Judge in Basawa, Zaria, Kaduna State has been arraigned before an Upper Sharia Court for alleged attempt to rape a married woman.
The accused, Haruna Aliyu, was brought to the Court located in GRA, Zaria by the police on a one-count charge of attempt to commit rape.
The prosecutor, Sergeant Ibrahim Hussaini, told the court that the accused was apprehended by the police at about 7pm on Monday with the woman.
Hussaini said a lawyer, Aminu Adamu-Mohammed of Waff Road Sabongari, reported the case through a phone call to Sabongari Divisional Police Headquarters.
The prosecutor said the complainant had accused Haruna of luring one Fatima Alhassan, a housewife, to a hotel on Samaru Road in Zaria with the intention of committing adultery.
The prosecutor said the offence is punishable under Sections 226 and 116 of the Penal Code Law.
The accused however pleaded not guilty to the offence.
His counsel, M. G. Sadiq, requested the court to grant his client bail.
The Judge, Mustapha Umar granted the accused bail in the sum of N50,000 with two sureties in like sum.
Umar ordered that one of the sureties must be a civil servant on GL 10 or a Village Head.
Umar adjourned the case to June 6 for further hearing.