A 20-year-old man, Garzali Murtala, was on Tuesday remanded in prison by a Magistrates’ Court sitting in Kano over an alleged attempt to rape a 13-year-old girl.
The defendant, who resides in Galadimawa Village, Madobi Local Government Area of Kano State, was charged with attempted rape.
The defendant’s plea was rejected by Magistrate Farouk Ibrahim-Umar.
While he adjourned the matter until November 20 for further mention, Ibrahim-Umar ordered the police to return the case file to the State Director of Public Prosecutions for legal advice.
The Prosecutor, Mr Ibrahim Arif-Garba, informed the court that the defendant committed the offence on September 21, at about 9 a.m., in a bush along Sulbawa village in Rimingado Local Government Area of the state.
He told the court that the defendant blocked the 13-year-old girl and forcefully attempted to rape her in a bush.
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Arif-Garba said the offence contravened the provisions of Section 95 of the Penal Code.
Meanwhile, a boat conveying farmers from Ubbe District in Nasarawa Eggon met with a tragic accident while crossing a river at Hunki village of Awe LGA.
The farmers were returning from their rice farm on Monday night when the incident happened.
The victims have been identified as Alkali Congo, Shedrack Dauda, Mashack Dauda, and Akolo Moses.
It was gathered that the bodies of the deceased have been transported back to the village for proper identification by their families.
DSP Ramhan Nansel, Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, confirmed the incident on Tuesday afternoon.
Nansel stated that four corpses had been retrieved by local divers while the driver of the boat was still missing.
“Confirmed. It happened yesterday; the farmers were returning from the farm, and the boat capsized.
“With the support of local divers, four corpses were recovered, and one person was rescued.
“The person driving the boat is yet to be found and effort is ongoing to find him.
“The Acting Commissioner of Police sympathised with the families of the deceased and prayed to God to console them in a special way,” Nansel said