Driver jailed for enticing married woman

A 35-year-old driver has been sentenced to two months imprisonment by an Upper Area court sitting in Zuba for enticing a married woman towards abandoning her matrimonial home.
Jekhina Ilyas of Bwari was convicted for enticing a married woman, an offence that contradicts Section 389 of the penal code.
The police prosecutor, Babajide Olanipekun, told the court that the complainant, one John Okafor, of Dei-dei,  on November 4, reported at the Kubwa Police station that the accused, since May, had been enticing his wife Anna Maria Okafor with gifts and sending her love messages via social media.
He said the accused had also slept with the wife in various places including hotels and vehicles, resulting in her intention to quit her matrimonial home.
The prosecutor further said the accused admitted to the crime during police investigation.
When the charge was read to the accused, he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to two months’ imprisonment by the judge, Aminu Sa’ad with a compulsory N30,000 fine.