Magistrate Binta Rijau, who declined to take his plea because her court lacked jurisdiction, ordered the police to duplicate the case file and send a copy to the office of the Niger Director of Public Prosecution for legal advice.
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The convict was found guilty of parading himself as a soldier.
The Police Prosecutor, Inspector Gunduma Ibrahim, had told the court that one Bashir Mohammed reported the matter to the state Child Rights Agency on April 15.
The accused is facing a count charge of attempted culpable homicide, contrary to Section 229 of the Penal Code.
Magistrate Hassan Mohammed ordered that Garkuwa Daji, Abdulazeez Idris and Ibrahim Idris should be remanded in prison custody until February 15, when the case would be mentioned.
The accused was docked on a charge of unlawful sexual intercourse with a child, contrary to Section 18 (2) of the Child Rights Law of Niger State, 2010.