Abdallah Sanusi, 28, was ordered to be held in a correctional facility on Thursday by a Kaduna Magistrates’ Court because he is accused of raping a 14-year-old girl.
Sanusi, who resides in Degel Road, Ungwan Rimi, Kaduna, was accused of rape by the police.
The Prosecution Counsel, Insp. Chidi Leo, moved that the matter be referred to the Director of the Public Prosecution, DPP, for legal advice. Magistrate Ibrahim Emmanuel then issued the order in response to the motion.
Emmanuel, who did not take Sanusi’s plea, also ordered the prosecutor to send the case file to the DPP for advice.
The magistrate adjourned the case until Jan. 20 for further mention.
Earlier, Leo said Sanusi committed the crime on Nov. 30 at his residence.
Leo said that the defendant who is the victim’s neighbor went to the victim mother’s shop and bought some provisions without paying.
He said Sanusi told the teenager to go with him to his house to collect the money.
”On getting there, he bolted his room door and raped her,” he said.
The prosecutor further said Sanusi brought out a knife and threatened to stab her if she shouts for help.
The offence, he said, contravenes the provisions of Section 266 of the Penal Code of Kaduna State, 2020 (as amended).
The section prescribes life in prison for rape.