Guard In Prison For Homosexual Sex With Underage Boy

Court of law

Guard Remanded Over Alleged Abuse Of Underage Boy

A Sokoto Magistrates’ Court has remanded a 36 year old guard, Usman Mohammed, in prison on Thursday over an alleged homosexual act with an under aged boy.

Abubakar Adamu, the Chief Magistrate, said the court lacked jurisdiction over the matter but ordered that the accused be remanded in prison custody.

Adamu adjourned the case until May 17 for mention and possible transfer to a court of competent jurisdiction. Mohammed who is a resident of Tsingalawa Area of Gada Local Government Area is facing one charge of unnatural offence to which he pleaded not guilty.

The Prosecutor, Nasiru Auta, had told the court that the accused committed the offence on April 3.

Auta said that the accused lured the minor into a room where he worked as a guard and had carnal knowledge of him against the order of nature.

The prosecutor said the offence contravened Section 284 of the Penal Code.