Court Sentences Primary School Teacher to Life Imprisonment for Defiling 5-year-old Pupil in Jigawa

A primary school teacher identified as Mr. Makasusi Sunusi has been sentenced to life imprisonment for defiling a 5-year-old pupil in Jigawa.

Justice Hussaina Adamu Aliyu, who presided over the case, on Monday, November 29, found Sunusi guilty of luring and raping the victim, (names withheld), who is a pupil in his school.

The incident, which is in contravention of the Jigawa State Penal Code Miscellaneous Amendment, 2014, happened on February 4, 2021 at Kazaure town.

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The convict was said to have lured the girl and raped her in the school where he was teaching. He was subsequently arrested and charged to court for the offence of rape.

According to a statement from the Ministry of Justice, the prosecution called five witnesses, including the victim, alongside a medical report, while the defendant testified in his defence.

Justice Aliyu stated that the prosecution had successfully proven beyond any reasonable doubt that the accused is guilty of the crime and as such he sentenced the defendant to life imprisonment for the offence of rape according to Section 3 of the Jigawa State Penal Code Miscellaneous Amendment, 2014.

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