A 43-year-old man, Mannir Ibrahim-Abdullahi, has been remanded in a correctional center by a Kano State High Court for allegedly raping a minor to death.
Prosecutor Lamido Abba-Sorondinki told the court that the defendant committed the offence on Aug. 1, at Jaba Panisau Quarters, Kano.
He alleged that the victim’s father took the minor to War, aka I Can Do Chemist, in Panisau Quarters, Kano, owned by the defendant, for malaria treatment.
According to the prosecutor, the defendant allegedly raped the victim to death.
Ibrahim-Abdullahi of Jaba Quarters, Kano, pleaded not guilty to the charge of culpable homicide and rape leveled against him.
Abba-Sorondinki said that the offense contravened the provisions of Sections 221 and 283 of the Penal Code.
Justice Zuwaira Yusuf, who gave the order, adjourned the matter until Dec. 9 for a hearing.