By Deborah Nnamdi
A Federal High Court sitting in Kano State on Wednesday sentenced 40-year-old old Musbahu Muhamud, to seven years imprisonment for sexually exploiting a 10-year-old girl.
The Prosecutor, National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Kano State Zonal Commander, Abdullahi Babale, told the court that Muhamud committed the offence on October 6.
The prosecution presented four exhibits, including the confessional statement of the convict and the victim’s testimony, to the court to prove his case.
He said that the offence contravened the provisions of section 16(1) of the Trafficking in Persons (Prohibition) Enforcement and Administration Act, 2015 and is punishable under Sec 26(1) of TIP ACT 2015.
The defence counsel, I.I Ibrahim, pleaded for leniency on behalf of the convict.
The Presiding judge, Justice S .M. Shu’aibu, convicted Muhamud, who resides in Layin Gidan Sarki Zango,Galinje Ajingi Local Government Area, Kano, of procurement and sexual exploitation.
Shu’aibu held that the prosecution had proven its case beyond reasonable doubt and consequently sentenced the defendant without an option of a fine.
