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A 40-year-old man, Sani Ibrahim, has confessed to have raped his neighbour’s seven-year-old daughter three times.
Ibrahim, a labourer is facing a rape charge under Section 283 of the Penal Code
Ibrahim, who was remanded in the Katsina Prison on Tuesday will be in prison custody till June 26, 2019.
The Katsina state police told the court that the victim’s father, Hamisu Lawali, reported the incident at the Bindawa Police Station on May 9, less than two hours after Ibrahim was allegedly caught in the act.
Ibrahim, Lawali and the victim were residents of Sabuwa Abuja Quarters, Bindawa, in the Bindawa Local Government Area of the state.
Lawali reportedly told the police that Ibrahim had at different times had unlawful carnal knowledge of the victim.
The police in their First Information Report informed a Katsina Senior Magistrates’ Court that Ibrahim during interrogation allegedly confessed that he had slept with the victim about three times.
The police prosecutor, Sgt. Lawal Bello said investigation was in progress.
The presiding magistrate, Hajiya Fadile Dikko, adjourned the case till June 26 and ordered that Ibrahim be remanded in prison custody.
