CRIME NEWS
Man Arraigned To Court For Alleged Homosexuality
A Sokoto Magistrates’ Court on Thursday remanded a
36-year-old guard, Usman Mohammed, over alleged homosexual act with an underage
boy.
Mohammed who resides in Tsingalawa Area of Gada
Local Government Area is facing a one-count charge of unnatural offence.
The Prosecutor, Nasiru Auta, had told the court that
the accused committed the offence on April 3.
Auta said that the accused lured the minor into a
room where he worked as a guard and had canal knowledge of him against the
order of nature.
The prosecutor said the offence contravened Section
284 of the Penal Code.
The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the
charge.
The Chief Magistrate, Abubakar Adamu, said the court
lacked jurisdiction over the matter.
He, however, ordered that the accused be remanded in prison custody.
He, however, ordered that the accused be remanded in prison custody.
Adamu adjourned the case until May 17 for mention
and possible transfer to a court of competent jurisdiction.
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