A Kaduna chief magistrates’ court, on Tuesday, ordered that a trader, Joseph Alhassan (51), who allegedly defiled a 16-year-old girl, be remanded in a correctional centre.
The police charged Alhassan, who resides in Shagari Lowcost, Barnawa, Kaduna State, with sexual assault.
Magistrate Benjamin Hassan, who did not take Alhassan’s plea, ordered the police to return the case file to the Kaduna State Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) for legal advice and adjourned the case to November 25.
Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, Insp. Chidi Leo, told the court that Alhassan committed the offence on October 28, at his residence after luring the girl.
The offence, he said, contravened the provisions of Section 260 of the Penal Code Law of Kaduna State, 2017. (NAN)
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