A 23-year-old resident of Nasarawa Gwong in Plateau
State, Salisu Mohammed, on Thursday appeared before an Upper
Area Court at Kasuwar-Nama, Jos, for raping a 6-year-old girl.
The Police Prosecutor, Gokwat Ibrahim, said the father of
the victim (names withheld) reported the matter to
the Nasarawa Gwong Police Station on December 24, 2012, the same
day the offence was committed.
He said that the accused was facing a one-count charge of rape.
He added that the accused, who resides in the same compound with the girl, had
invited her to his room where he raped her.
“The cry of the minor attracted neighbours who forced the door
open and caught the accused committing the act,” the prosecutor said.
The prosecutor said the police had concluded their investigation
and were only waiting for the medical report from the hospital. He urged the
court to suspend jugdement on the matter pending the report from the hospital
where the girl was taken for treatment.
“We want to tender the report before the court as an exhibit, ”
he added.
The accused person pleaded guilty to the charge and begged the
court for leniency, saying that he was a first time offender.
The trial Judge, Mustapha Hassan, adjourned the case
to February 22 for judgement and ordered the accused to be
remanded in prison.
NAN
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