THE Kano Police command on Thursday arraigned a 20-year-old man, Shaibu Mohammed before a chief magistrate court, in Kano, on allegation of having canal knowledge of a six-year-old girl.
The father of the girl (names withheld) reported the incidence to the police, stating that on December 30, 2015, around 4:00 p.m., the accused, a resident of Sabon Garib in Doguwa Local Government Area of Kano State lured his six-year-old daughter to enter an uncompleted primary school building, located at Unguwar Gangarein Doguwa Local Government Area, where he allegedly defiled her.
Inspector Shaibu Musa informed the court that, the alleged rape victim was rushed to Doguwa General Hospital where she was administered with medications.
The accused said he understood the content of the charge sheet read out to him in an open court by court registrar but denied the allegation, stating that it was not true.
The Chief Magistrate, Mariam Sabo ordered that the suspected rapist be remanded in prison custody and adjourned the case to February 10 for mention.
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