On Monday, a Chief Magistrates’ Court in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, ordered the remand of a 40-year-old farmer, Zakaria Bulus, in a correctional facility for allegedly defiling a 10-year-old girl in the state.
According to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Bulus is being charged with defilement in the state.
Bulus’s plea, however, was rejected by the presiding judge, Samson Kwasu.
Kwasu instructed the prosecutor to send the case file to the State Director of Public Prosecutions for legal advice.
He adjourned the matter till July 18 for further mention.
Earlier, the NSCDC prosecutor, Marcus Audu, told the court that the matter was reported at the NSCDC office in Kafanchan by the victim’s mother on June 13.
Audu alleged that Bulus lured the complainant’s daughter into an uncompleted building at Ungwan Masara and defiled her.
He said the minor was taken to the Salama Sexual Assault Referral Centre, Kafanchan.
The prosecutor also said Bulus confessed to the crime during the investigation.