Three bags of life imprisonment for raping a deaf woman in Kebbi

Justice Shamsudeen Jafar of the Kebbi High Court on Tuesday sentenced three men – Amiru Sani, Aliyu Umar and Bashar Dan-Inno of Wararin Zaromawa village – to life imprisonment for raping an 18-year-old deaf woman in the state.

PUNCH Metro learnt that the convicts are facing two counts of criminal conspiracy and rape, offences punishable under sections 259 and 60 of the Kebbi State Penal Code, 2021.

The court heard that the offences were committed in Wararin Zaromawa village in Gwandu Local Government Area of ​​the state.

According to prosecutor Faridah Muhammad, the three defendants raped the victim while she was sleeping.

“The accused broke into the victim’s house while she was sleeping and forcibly performed sexual intercourse on her. They strangled her with a thick piece of cloth and tied her hands with a rope before having sexual intercourse with her one after the other,” she said.

The judge stated that the prosecution had proven all elements of sexual intercourse with the victim.

“I am firmly convinced that all the accused were involved in the crime. In the meantime, the convicted persons raped the victim, an 18-year-old deaf woman, in her husband’s apartment.

“All the elements necessary to prove a criminal conspiracy to commit rape have been established by the prosecution beyond reasonable doubt. The court has no choice but to act on the basis of the evidence before it,” he said.

When pronouncing the verdict, the court found the defendants guilty as charged.

“Having been found guilty of the charge, you, Amiru Sani, Aliyu Umar and Bashar Dan-Inno are hereby sentenced to life imprisonment as you are all found guilty under sections 259 and 60 of the Kebbi State Penal Code, 2021,” he stated.