Police arraign man for alleged attempt to rape married woman
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Rape
By Mohammed Lawal
Zaria (Kaduna State), Nov. 24, 2016 (NAN) The Police on Thursday arraigned one Sa’idu Bello of Rafin Tukurwa, Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State, at Upper Customary Court I, Sabongari, Zaria, for an alleged attempt to rape a married woman.
The Prosecutor, Sgt. Bashir Abdullah, told the court that on Oct. 11, at about 11 a.m, one Amina Shehu of Rafin Tukurwa village reported the case at Sabongari police station.
Abdullah said the woman told the police that she intended going to Funtua town in Katsina State and she was trekking from the village to the main road as there was no vehicle to convey her.
He said on her my way to the main road, the accused came out from a bush, attacked the woman with a knife and threatened to kill her if she refused to accept his demand for sexual intercourse.
Abdullah said the woman said while struggling to escape and save her life, the accused stabbed her with the knife and she escaped with several injuries on different parts of her body.
“She, however, said she was lucky to have hit his manhood before she finally escaped,” the prosecutor said.
When the police contacted the accused who was responding to treatment at a hospital in Giwa area, he denied the allegation levelled against him.
The accused said it was the woman who got him intoxicated after she served him with a cup of tea and a bottle of Maltina at Bomo junction, after which she attempted to remove his manhood.
The prosecutor said the offence was contrary to sections 232 and 116 Penal Code of Kaduna State.
The Presiding Judge, Mrs Docas Atung, adjourned the case to Nov. 28 for hearing. (NAN)
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Edited by Razak Owolabi/Muhammad Suleiman Tola