A 37-year-old man Yakubu Danladi was on Wednesday remanded in Prison custody by a Minna Magistrate Court for allegedly engaging in homosexuality with a minor.
The accused was arraigned in court on a count charge of unnatural offence with a 14-year-old minor, Ahmed Mohammed in his house in Minna, Niger state.
The Police prosecutor, Inspector Alfred Auta told the court that one Alhaji Danasebe of Angwan Daji in Minna reported the matter to the Police Headquarters on September 9th 2014.
Auta said Danasebe told the police that the accused had on several occasions had sexual intercourse with Mohammed for over six months.
Auta said during police interrogation at the station, the accused pleaded guilty of the offence.
When the charge was read to the accused in court, he pleaded not guilty.
According to him “Mohammed has been leaving with me for the past two years because his mother who is my relative gave the boy to live under my care.
“The mother of the boy came to my house on September 8th 2014 to take back the boy. It was then I realize blood was coming out of the boy’s anus.
“I told the mother to wait till end of the month when I will receive my salary to take the boy to the hospital, but she refused. She objected to it by reporting the case to my uncle who then called the vigilante group, they started beating me, insulting me before taking me to the police.”
In her ruling, the Magistrate Amina Musa adjourned the case to September 29, 2014 to allow the Police conclude investigation.
The accused was arraigned in court on a count charge of unnatural offence with a 14-year-old minor, Ahmed Mohammed in his house in Minna, Niger state.
The Police prosecutor, Inspector Alfred Auta told the court that one Alhaji Danasebe of Angwan Daji in Minna reported the matter to the Police Headquarters on September 9th 2014.
Auta said Danasebe told the police that the accused had on several occasions had sexual intercourse with Mohammed for over six months.
Auta said during police interrogation at the station, the accused pleaded guilty of the offence.
When the charge was read to the accused in court, he pleaded not guilty.
According to him “Mohammed has been leaving with me for the past two years because his mother who is my relative gave the boy to live under my care.
“The mother of the boy came to my house on September 8th 2014 to take back the boy. It was then I realize blood was coming out of the boy’s anus.
“I told the mother to wait till end of the month when I will receive my salary to take the boy to the hospital, but she refused. She objected to it by reporting the case to my uncle who then called the vigilante group, they started beating me, insulting me before taking me to the police.”
In her ruling, the Magistrate Amina Musa adjourned the case to September 29, 2014 to allow the Police conclude investigation.
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