Court remands painter for raping 17-year-old girl
May 23, 2019
10:01 am
A Magistratesβ Court in Minna on Thursday ordered that a painter, Zubairu Apaila, be remanded in prison, for allegedly raping a 17-year-old girl.
The police charged Apaila, 23, with three counts unlawful sexual intercourse with a child; exposure of a child to narcotics, and prohibition of a child from attending and remaining in school.
Magistrate Mariam Kings, ordered that the defendant be remanded in prison, due to the gravity of the offence.
Kings adjourned the case until June 11, for further mention.
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