The Kano
Police Command has arraigned 57 men between the ages of 30 and 60 for rape and
sodomy they allegedly committed with 58 minors.
The
accused were arraigned before a Magistrate Court 18 presided by Justice Idris
Muhammad.
Others were arraigned
before Magistrate Court 6 presided by Chief Magistrate Fatima Adamu.
The
prosecuting counsel, S.O. Ekwe, said although the police were still
investigating the matter, they had enough evidence against them.
But the state
police commissioner, Muhammad Katsina noted that many of the rape victims were
infected with HIV/AIDS.
Mr.
Katsina told journalists that cases of rape had taken an alarming rate in the State.
He said
a man was currently in police custody for defiling 10 young boys.
SOURCE: (NAN)
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