Three policemen have been sentenced
to various jail terms on a three-count charge of abduction, conspiracy
and rape of a 16-year-old girl.
The three, who stood before a Kano State High Court in Kano on Monday, were said to have committed the act in 2011.
In her judgement, Justice Tani Yusuf sentenced former Insp. Dantalle Muhammed, who was convicted on three counts, to 10 years imprisonment for rape; eight years for abduction and six years for conspiracy.
In addition to the prison terms, the court ordered fined Muhammed N50,000 each for conspiracy and abduction, and N100,000 for rape.
The second convict, former Insp. Yusuf Ibrahim, was sentenced to 14 years with a fine of N200,000 for abduction, eight years and a fine of N100,000 for conspiracy and six years with a fine of N50,000 for rape.
The third convict, Mahmuda Muhammad, was sentenced to seven years imprisonment for rape.
The three, who stood before a Kano State High Court in Kano on Monday, were said to have committed the act in 2011.
In her judgement, Justice Tani Yusuf sentenced former Insp. Dantalle Muhammed, who was convicted on three counts, to 10 years imprisonment for rape; eight years for abduction and six years for conspiracy.
In addition to the prison terms, the court ordered fined Muhammed N50,000 each for conspiracy and abduction, and N100,000 for rape.
The second convict, former Insp. Yusuf Ibrahim, was sentenced to 14 years with a fine of N200,000 for abduction, eight years and a fine of N100,000 for conspiracy and six years with a fine of N50,000 for rape.
The third convict, Mahmuda Muhammad, was sentenced to seven years imprisonment for rape.
