A Kano Magistrate Court sitting in the No-man’s-land area in Sabon Gari has ordered the remand of a chemist for allegedly raping a 9-year-old girl to death.
The State Counsel, Barrister Zainab Aliko, told the court that the Chemist, Manniru Ibrahim Fanisau, is being accused of raping the deceased, Rumaisa Sadiq when she was brought to him for malaria treatment at the Jaba area of Fanisau in Unogo Local Government Area of the state.
Aliko added that as a result of the incident the girl died.
The defendant pleaded not guilty to two count charges of rape and homicide contravening sections 283 and 221 of Penal Code Law. The presiding judge, Hajara Safiyyu Garba, ordered that the defendant be remanded in a correctional centre.
Garba adjourned the case to September 30, 2024.
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