A 43-year-old Kano man, Mannir Ibrahim-Abdullahi, was remanded in prison on Monday after he was arraigned for allegedly raping a minor taken to him for Malaria treatment to death.
Ibrahim-Abdullahi, who lives in Jaba Quarters, Kano, was arraigned on charges bordering on culpable homicide and rape before a Kano High Court.
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The prosecution counsel, Mr Lamido Abba-Sorondinki, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on Aug. 1, at Jaba Panisau Quarters, Kano.
He alleged that the victim’s father took the minor to Waraka Chemist, in Panisau Quarters, Kano, owned by the defendant for malaria treatment.
According to the prosecutor, the defendant raped the victim to death.
The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Abba-Sorondinki said that the offence contravened the provisions of Sections 221 and 283 of the Penal Code.
Justice Zuwaira Yusuf adjourned the matter until Dec. 9, for hearing.