Man, 18, remanded for raping 10-year-old boy in Sokoto
A Sokoto State Chief Magistrates’ Court has ordered that one Mohammed Bello, 18, be remanded in prison for allegedly raping a 10-year old boy.
Abubakar Adamu, the Chief Magistrate, gave the order on Friday after Bello, a trader at Gagi Area, Sokoto, pleaded guilty to a two-count charge of unnatural offence.
The Prosecutor, Abubakar Tambuwal, had told the court that the accused committed the offence between February and April.
Tambuwal said that the accused intentionally lured a 10-year-old boy into his room and had sexual intercourse with him.
The case was adjourned till July 21.
