A 60-year-old man, Dayyabu Madaki, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a Jigawa State court for defiling a nine-year-old girl.
According to Daily Post, Madaki was arraigned before Justice A.M Sambo of the Jigawa state for forcing the minor into sexual intercourse in her house at Doro village of Jahun Local Government Area of the state.
Justice Sambo said the defendant’s rape offence was contrary to section 282(1)(e) of the Penal Code Law of Jigawa State 2012 and punishable under Section 3 of the Penal Code.
The Defendant had pleaded not guilty to the offence he was charged with when he was arraigned before the court some months ago.
But the prosecution counsel presented witnesses and tendered two exhibits, including a police statement of the defendant and a medical report to prove his case.
He said the offence of rape is punishable by life imprisonment upon conviction.
Delivering the judgement, Justice Sambo said the Prosecution Counsel proved his case beyond reasonable doubt and therefore convicted and sentenced the accused person to life imprisonment.
