19-year-old jailed for assaulting sex worker in Kaduna
A 19-year-old man, Dahiru Usman, was on Tuesday sentenced to one month imprisonment by the Shari’a Court 1 sitting at Magajin Gari in Kaduna for assaulting a sex worker.
The judge, Kabir Muhammad, gave the accused an option of N7,000 fine and ordered him to pay N70,000 compensation or face a 12-month jail term.
The prosecutor, ASP Luka Sadau, stated that the nominal complainant, Zainab Idris, a resident of Kigo Road, New Extension, on January 15, reported the matter to Sabon Gari Police Station.
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“That on the same date, at about 2:30 pm, you and Zainab agreed to meet in a hotel room located at Constitution Road for full-time service at the rate of N10,000.
“While you are in the hotel room, you had an argument, and you, Dahiru, started beating her and hit her with a hammer on the head, which resulted in her sustaining injury,” he said.
The prosecutor presented the hammer recovered as an exhibit, praying the court to punish the accused accordingly and order him to pay N70,000 compensation.
The accused pleaded guilty to the offence bordering on assault and causing harm.
NAN
