A 46-year-old man, Mohammed Sani, has been arrested and detained by the Kano State Chief Magistrates’ Court, for allegedly defiled a 15-year-old mentally challenged girl.
Mr Sani, a resident of Rijiyar Zaki Quarters, Kano, was charged by the police in the state with defilement, contrary to the provisions of Section 283 of the Penal Code.
Chief Magistrate, Mustapha Sa’ad-Datti, sitting on Friday, ordered that the defendant be remanded in a correctional facility until August 28, for mention.
Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, Asma’u Ado, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on July 11, at Rijiyar Zaki Quarters Kano.
Mr Sani, however, pleaded ‘not guilty to the charges levelled against him.
The Prosecution Counsel further added that at about 11 a.m, the defendant lured the girl who is mentally ill into his room and defiled her.
