By Deborah Nnamdi
A 43-year-old man, Mannir Ibrahim-Abdullahi, has been remanded in a correctional centre by a Kano State High Court for allegedly raping a minor to death.
Prosecutor Lamido Abba-Sorondinki told the court that the defendant committed the offence on Aug. 1, at Jaba Panisau Quarters, Kano.
He alleged that the victim’s father took the minor to Waraka Chemist, in Panisau Quarters, Kano, owned by the defendant, for malaria treatment.
According to the prosecutor, the defendant allegedly raped the victim to death.
Ibrahim-Abdullahi of Jaba Quarters, Kano, pleaded not guilty to the charge of culpable homicide and rape levelled against him.
Abba-Sorondinki said that the offence contravened the provisions of Sections 221 and 283 of the Penal Code.
Justice Zuwaira Yusuf, who gave the order, adjourned the matter until Dec. 9 for a hearing.
