A Kano Chief Magistrates’ Court on Friday ordered that a 28-year-old teacher, Hassan Aliyu, be remanded in a correctional centre for allegedly sexually assaulting a nine-year-old girl.
The police charged Aliyu, who resides in Badawa Quarters, Kano, with procuration of a minor girl.
Chief Magistrate Mustapha Sa’ad-Datti adjourned the matter until September 20 for mention.
Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, Asma’u Ado, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on June 8 at Badawa Quarters Kano.
She said at about 4pm, the victim went to the Islamic School situated at Badawa Quarters Kano and lured the girl into a room and sexually assaulted her.
Ado said the offence contravened the provisions of Section 275 of the Penal Code.