A Magistrates’ Court in Kafanchan. Kaduna on Tuesday ordered that a 37-year-old student, Ayuba Musa,who allegedly defiled two minors, be remanded in a correctional facility, pending legal advice. The police charged Musa with defilement contrary to Section 257 of the Kaduna State Penal Code law, 2017. Magistrate Abdulazeez Ibrahim, who did not take the plea […]
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