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Wednesday, 18 May 2016

Sharia Court Judge Arraigned For Rape Attempt On A Married Woman



      A rape attempt and on woman has brought a Sharia Court Judge in Basawa, Zaria, has been
arraigned before an Upper Sharia Court, for
alleged attempt to rape a married woman.
The accused, Haruna Aliyu, was brought to the
Court located in GRA Zaria, by the police on a
one-count charge of attempt to commit rape.
The prosecutor, Sgt. Ibrahim Hussaini told the
court that the accused was apprehended by the
police at about 7:00p.m. on Monday with the
woman.

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He said that a lawyer, Aminu Adamu-Mohammed
of Waff Road Sabongari, reported the case
through a phone call to Sabongari Divisional
Police Headquarters.
The prosecutor said that the complainant had
accused Haruna of luring one Fatima Alhassan, a
house wife, to a hotel on Samaru road in Zaria
with the intention of committing adultery.
The prosecutor said the offence is punishable
under Sections 226 and 116 of the Penal Code
Law.
The accused however pleaded not guilty to the
offence, and his counsel, Mr M. G. Sadiq
requested the court to grant his client bail.
The Judge, Mustapha Umar granted the accused
bail in the sum of N50, 000 with two sureties in
like sum.
He ordered that one of the sureties must be a
civil servant on GL 10 or a Village Head.
Umar adjourned the case to June 6, for further
hearing.
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