Court Sentences 20-Year-Old Man to Seven Years in Prison for S3xual Offence Against Minor
A Federal High Court sitting in Damaturu, Yobe State, has sentenced a 20-year-old man, Dauda Umaru, to seven years’ imprisonment for procuring and having sexual intercourse with a 16-year-old girl.
The court, presided over by Justice Aisha Y. Salihu in Court 2, convicted Umaru for the offence, contrary to Section 16(1) of the Trafficking in Persons (Prohibition) Enforcement and Administration Act, 2015, as amended.
In addition to the prison sentence, the court ordered him to pay ₦1 million into the Victim Trust Fund Account and ₦500,000 as compensation to the victim.
The court further ruled that failure to pay the required amount would attract an additional seven months’ imprisonment.
Court Sentences 20-Year-Old Man to Seven Years in Prison for S3xual Offence Against Minor