A
Katsina magistrate court has remanded one Auwalu Yusuf, 25, of Maddobal village
in Kankara town for allegedly sodomizing two teenagers aged between 12-14
years.
Yusuf, who was
apprehended and handed over to the police by vigilante officers at the
community, was charged with unnatural offence contrary to Section 284 of the
Penal Code.
According
to the Police First Information Report read at the court, the accused
criminally entised the victims with his money by taking them to Pole Wire side
at Dandutse Quarters and individually sodomised them.
The
prosecutor, Inspector Kabir Mohammed, told the court that the victims reported
the matter to their elder brother who in turn reported the matter to the
vigilante, adding that upon interrogation, the said Auwal Yusuf confessed to
have committed the act.
The
presiding magistrate, Fadila Dikko, remanded the accused and adjourned t he
case to February 23, saying that it was brought for mention only as the court
has no jurisdiction to entertain it.
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