32-year-old man pleads guilty to raping 8-year-old girl in court

A Grade 1 Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday reserved judgment after a man, Ayuba Salihu, pleaded guilty for raping an eight-year-old girl.

The accused, who had no fixed address, was arraigned on a charge of rape.

Mr Abdullahi Mayaki, the prosecutor for the State Child Rights Protection Agency, told the court that the incident occurred on Aug. 31 near Gwari Market in Chanchaga Local Government Area.

The prosecutor told the court that the accused lured the unsuspecting primary school pupil with N100 into an hidden place before assaulting her sexually.

The offense was said to have  contravened Section 18, sub-section 2 of Niger State Child Rights Law which attracts life imprisonment.

The chief Magistrate, Hassan Mohammed, who convicted the accused as charged, adjourned the judgment hearing till Sept. 12.