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Yobe court sentences man to seven years for sex with minor

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Summary

A Federal High Court in Damaturu has sentenced Dauda Umaru to seven years in prison for procuring and having sex with a 16-year-old girl, NAPTIP said.

Highlights

  • NAPTIP said the court ordered Umaru, 20, to pay N1.5 million in total.
  • The payment includes N1 million to the Victim Trust Fund and N500,000 as compensation to the victim.
  • According to NAPTIP’s statement, the case was heard at the Federal High Court in Damaturu, Court 2, presided over by Justice Aisha Y. Salihu.
  • NAPTIP said failure to pay the fine will attract an additional seven months’ imprisonment.

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