Abdulkadir Salihu was yesterday arraigned
at Lokoja Senior Magistrate Court on a two-
count charge of kidnapping and r*pe,
Vanguard reports.
According to the prosecution represented
by police officer, Corporal Ubi Ubana, the
case was reported to police by the girl’s
uncle Adama Ibrahim on October 23.
The man alleged that the suspect “enticed”
his teenage niece into his house on October
16 without consent of her guardian, and had
s*x with the girl against her will. Moreover,
he allegedly kept the victim in his room for 5
days, during which period he “had s*x with
his captive for several times before releasing
her on October 20″.
The suspect was arrested and is
currently remanded at the Medium Security
Federal Prisons, Koton-Karfe, while the
investigation is ongoing. The case was
adjourned to November 10.
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