KADUNA, Nigeria (The Informant247) – A Nigerian court has ordered that a 55-year-old electrician, Dariba Makere, be kept at a correctional facility for allegedly raping three girls.
Makere was taken to the court by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for allegedly raping the girls whose ages range between nine years and 11 years.
The corps prosecutor, Marcus Audu told the Kafanchan Upper Customary Court in Kaduna State that the matter was reported by the Salama Sexual Assault Referral Centre, Kafanchan on July 1.
Audu said Makere allegedly lured the girls separately into his room at different times and forcefully had sexual intercourse with them.
He stated that the accused had threatened to kill the victims if they revealed what had happened to anyone.
According to him, the action of the accused contravenes the Kaduna State Penal Code.
The presiding Judge, George Gwani, who did not take the plea of the accused for lack of jurisdiction to entertain the matter, directed the prosecutor to forward the case file to the state’s Directorate of Public Prosecution for legal advice and adjourned the case to Sept. 21 for mention.