A Kano Magistrate's Court on Monday remanded a 55-year-old labourer, Mu’azu Abdullahi, in prison custody for allegedly raping his 16-year-old daughter.
The prosecutor, Sergeant Haziel Ledafowa, told the court that one Sadiya Mu’azu of the same address reported a case of incest and rape to the National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP in Kano on March 15.
He said that the accused had four months ago, forcefully had carnal knowledge of his 16 year-old biological daughter, and in the process caused her harm in contravention of Sections 283 and 390.
The accused pleaded not guilty to the two-count charge of rape and incest.
The Presiding Judge, Senior Magistrate Hassan Ahmed , ordered the accused to be remanded in prison custody till the adjourned date of April 18, 2016.
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