A young man is being made to pay for his grievous crimes after he r*ped his own niece in Kano.
The young man identified as one Musa Abdullahi, 17, has been remanded in prison custody.
Abdullahi was remanded in prison by a Kano Magistrates' Court on Monday for allegedly r*ping his 5-year-old niece.
The young man was charged for r*pe, an offence which contravened section 283 of the penal code.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the prosecutor, Sgt. Suleiman Danladi, told the court that Jamilu Zaki from Kazaure LGA in Jigawa reported the case at Danbatta Police Division Kano, on July 2.
Danladi said that on July 1, at about 5 p.m., the accused, who resides in Birnin Kara Village, Danbatta LGA, decieved and lured his 5-year-old niece into a room at their family house in Birnin Kara village.
He said that the accused had unlawful s*xual intercourse with the 5-year-old girl on different occasions and gave her N10.
The prosecutor said that the victim was rushed to Danbatta General Hospital for treatment.
The accused however pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The Chief Magistrate Muhammad Jibril ordered the accused to be remanded in prison custody and adjourned the case till Aug. 25 for mention.