By Ankeli Emmanuel (In Sokoto State)
Following a case of an alleged cruel act of child battering leading to grievous hurt and wrong confinement brought before a Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Sokoto against one Rahila Yakubu, Chief Magistrate, Fatima Hassan, has ordered the remanding of the suspect.
The suspect, 33 years old Rahila Yakubu, believed to be a wife to a high-ranking retired Customs officer will cool her feet at the Correctional Center for cruelty on a step-daughter till Wednesday, December 22, 2021, when the case will be coming up for hearing.
According to the Prosecutor, Inspector George Idoko, the perpetrator was arraigned on a three-count charge of Causing Grievous Hurt, Child Cruelty, and Wrongful Confinement, these are offenses that contravened the penal code laws of Sokoto state.
In his statement before the Court, Inspector George Idoko said the incident was reported on the 12th of December 2021.
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First Information Report (FIR), read that the victim who is responding to treatment was said to have sustained injuries on her body because of the alleged maltreatment.
Though, the accused, Rahila Yakubu, pleaded not guilty when the charges were read to her, hence an appeal for bail by her defense Counsel, Mr. Shamsuddeen Dauda.
The police prosecutor, Inspector Idoko, however, opposed the application on the grounds that the victim was still receiving treatment and granting bail might hamper the ongoing investigation.
According to Idoko, all the allegations can be proved beyond a reasonable doubt, hence evidences abound and each of the offenses attracts five years imprisonment on conviction.
The Trial Judge, Chief Magistrate Fatima Hassan, ordered the accused to be remanded in Correctional Center and adjourned the case to Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021, for hearing. NNL.
