Herders Gang-Rape 8 Months Pregnant Woman In Abuja
- As Court remands them in correctional centre
An area court in Gwagwalada Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Tuesday ordered that two cattle herders who pleaded guilty to abducting and raping a woman be remanded in a correctional centre pending their sentencing on March 22, 2023.
The prosecutor, Dabo Yakubu, had informed the court that the defendants, Nuru Tukur (21) and Yusufa Haruna (29), on February 25, abducted a woman who was eight months pregnant from her house in Abaji Area Council of the FCT, took her to a bush where both of them took turns in violating their victim.
He said one Abubakar Wakili of Yaba in Abaji Area Council reported the matter at Gwagwalada Area Command office on February 26.
According to Yakubu, on February 25, the convicts abducted the victim from Abaji Area Council from her house, adding that they took the victim to a bush where both of them abused and raped her not minding that she was eight months pregnant.
The prosecutor said the offences contravened Sections 96, 262, 264, 387 of the Penal Code.
However, in deferring the sentencing of both culprits, the Judge, Malam Abdullahi Abdulkarim, explained that the decision was for him to see and know the condition of the victim before passing his judgement on them. – NAN
