The police have arraigned two men before a senior magistrate’s court in Minna for allegedly gang-raping a 13-year-old girl.
The defendants, Awal Bala, 40, and Danjuma Ibrahim, 43, popularly known as DJ, face a two-count charge of receiving stolen property and unlawful sexual intercourse with a child.
The prosecution alleged that the defendants, who reside at the same address, lured the teenager into their residence with a stolen chicken before allegedly having sexual intercourse with her several times.
Prosecuting counsel, Zubairu Wuna, told the court that police investigations established that the two men allegedly used the stolen chicken to entice the girl into their house, where the alleged sexual assault took place.
According to the prosecution, the offences are punishable under Section 316 of the Niger State Penal Code Law 2025 and Section 26(2) of the Niger State Child Rights and Protection Law 2021, as amended.
