Bauchi state Ministry of Justice has arraigned one Rabo Muhammadu of Guggu village in Nabordo district of Toro local government area of the state before Justice Aliyu Baba Usman of state High Court number four over alleged kidnapping and raping of married woman several times.
Deputy Director in charge of litigations of the ministry Sabiu Gumba told the court that the offence of kidnapping is contrary to section 3 (1) punishable under section 3 of the kidnapping and section 10 punishable under section 11of the kidnapping , theft of cattle and rape special provision law 2017.
In their separate statements before police investigators which was filed in the court by counsel to the husband of the kidnapped woman Yusuf Lawan said gunmen numbering about three armed with guns and dangerous weapons covered abducted the woman.
They alleged that before carting away with her, the gunmen who covered their faces with veils demanded for one million Naira from the husband which he didn’t have. As a result, they kidnapped his wife to unknown destination and dropped a line 09073602385 for negotiation.
Yusuf said in the process of collecting the ransom money one of the accused persons, a neighbour to the victim was arrested and the rest ran away.
The Victim Maryam Yusuf in her statement said she has four female children and when she was kidnapped she was taken to Yuga forest where all the three kidnappers had raped her severally.
She claimed that she was able to recognize one of the kidnappers who is their neighbour.
When the case was mentioned yesterday, the accused pleaded not guilty to all the two count charges and the presiding Judge Justice Aliyu Baba Usman adjourned the case to 8th March 2021 for trial.
