Justice Shamsudeen Jafar of the Kebbi High Court has sentenced three men to life imprisonment for raping an 18-year-old deaf woman in Wararin Zaromawa village, Gwandu Local Government Area of Kebbi State.
Amiru Sani, Aliyu Umar, and Bashar Dan-Inno were found guilty of criminal conspiracy and rape, punishable under sections 259 and 60 of the Kebbi State Penal Code Law, 2021.
Prosecution counsel Faridah Muhammad presented evidence that the defendants broke into the victim’s house while she was asleep, choked her with a cloth, and tied her hands before raping her one by one.
Justice Jafar stated that the prosecution proved all elements of carnal knowledge, and the defendants conspired to commit the crime. He found them guilty and sentenced them to life imprisonment.
The judge declared, “Having found you guilty of the charge, you Amiru Sani, Aliyu Umar, and Bashar Dan-Inno are hereby sentenced to life imprisonment for finding all of you guilty under sections 259 and 60 of Kebbi State Penal Code Law, 2021.”
