In what will come across as a really shocking development, an old man with his son and grandchild have been found out to have serially r*ped a girl.
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Muazu Isa, an 84-year old man, his son and grandchild, have been arraigned in court.
They were dragged before a Magistrates’ Court in Kaduna, over alleged serial r*pe of a 10-year-old orphan.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the prosecutor, Insp. Anthony Idoko, told the court that the case was reported to the police on Aug. 1.
He said that the other accused persons are the man’s son, Bashir, 24, and his grandchild, Ya’u.
The accused was the former Village Head of Angwan Dosa in Kaduna, but was dethroned by the Zazzau Emirate Council over the r*pe scandal. Idoko explained that the girl was in the care of Muazu when they took turn to rape her.
The prosecution said the offence contravened Section 283 of the Penal Code.
“The police are still investigating the matter. I therefore urge the court to adjourn the case to Oct. 14 when Bashir, his son is expected to appear before the court, for further mention.
“I equally appeal that the accused be remanded in prison custody,” Idoko said.
The Magistrate, Abdulazeez Ibrahim granted the prosecution’s request and ordered that the accused be remanded in prison, and adjourned the case till Oct. 14, for further mention.
NAN reports that the case was instituted by an NGO, Arrida Relief Foundation of Nigeria (ARFON). Its President, Hajiya Rabi Ibraheem, said that the r*pe victim was found wandering and was brought to Mu’azu by the police, to locate and hand the girl over to her parents.
“It seems the girl was an orphan and was adopted by the people she called her parents, who took her to Abuja to work as house help from where she ran away and was found by the police.
“The girl told the police that she is from Angwan Dosa, Kaduna, so they brought her to the accused to help locate her parents.”
According to her, the accused’s own daughter caught him having canal knowledge of the girl and the matter was taken to local vigilante groups in the area.
“The vigilante took the girl from him and handed her over to Falinga Foundation, who equally handed her over to us before we took the case to the police.”
Also, Bukola Ajao, state Chairperson, International Federation of Women Lawyers, said they would ensure that the law takes its course.