Ten suspects remanded for raping disabled teenager

Ten suspects have been remanded in Correctional Facility by a Chief magistrate court sitting in Kaduna over the rape of a teenage girl living with disability in Likoro village, Kudan Local Government Area of Kaduna state.

The eleventh suspect was, however, at large when the case came up on Thursday.

The suspects raped the victim continuously at different intervals by luring her into their various places where they committed the act which resulted in pregnancy and the victim gave birth to a baby boy four months ago.

The Prosecutor, Inspector Yakubu I. Lemu, told the court that the act contravened section 257 of the Kaduna State Penal Code. “According to the FIR on 27th October, 2024 at 6.30 pm, one Usman Yusuf reported that he discovered that his younger sister, Fatima Maikanti, was six months pregnant. He said, when questioned, she revealed that at different locations, at different times the suspects lured her to their various places in the village and had sexual intercourse with her, as a result, she became pregnant and delivered a baby boy.”

“Investigation revealed that each of the suspects had sexual intercourse with the victim at different locations which contravened section 257 of the Kaduna state Penal Code.”

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The trial judge, Justice Abubakar Lamido, said the court is waiting for advice from the Ministry of Justice and ordered the suspects to be remanded at the correctional centre pending the transfer of the case to the high court.He adjourned the matter to May 22, 2025 for mention.

The Commissioner Ministry of Human Services and Social Development, Kaduna state, Hajiya Rabi Salisu assured that the state government will pursue the case until justice is served.

“The victim was raped continuously when she was 14-years-old after which she became pregnant. Now she has a baby that she cannot take care of because she is also a baby and too small to handle a child.”

“The Kaduna state government also has laws that protect women and children and even vulnerable people, the Child Protection and Social Welfare and the Violence Against Persons (VAP) laws as well as the sex offender registry where we register the names of offenders to serve as a deterrent to others.The case is pathetic, both the victim’s parents are blind and she also has one eye.”