Barely two weeks Kano State government shut down a private boarding college over alleged sodomy, a middle aged man, Nasiru Ussaini, yesterday, appeared before a Kano Magistrate’s Court for sexual violation of 10 minors.
The arraignment of suspect coincided with appearance of 57 others accused of sexual related offences that included but not limited to paedophiles and rapes.
The suspects have been sent to prison custody by the presiding judge, Idris Muhammad, to pave way for police investigation.
A man identified as Armaya’u Hamza 38, among the 57 suspects, was accused of violating his biological son, while another 60 years old, Ibrahim Abdullahi of Danbazau quarters, was also alleged to have abused a five years old girl.
Similarly four women accused of committing abortion were sent to three months jail term with an option of N3.000 fine.
However, the state Commissioner of Police, Muhammad Musa Katsina, told newsmen after court session that in an effort to deal decisively with rising crime rate in the state, an operation that lasted two weeks led to the arrest of the 57 suspects.
The commissioner said 59 victims between three and 10 had been rescued and now undergoing post trauma counselling.
Katsina, however, revealed that two suspects, Haladu Hassan and Umar Usman of Rimi Kebe, raped their victim and infected her with HIV, adding that the cases had been charged to court for prosecution.
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