Commendable information as Man jailed for one month for raping boy to death to be re-arraigned

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The Niger State Government has ordered the re-trial of a man sentenced to one month detention for abduction and rape of a nine year old boy, who later died.

The accused, Nuhu Musa, 37, was sentenced to one month imprisonment with an option of N30, 000 fine by a Kontagora Magistrates’ Court for kidnap and rape of a minor.
The sad event occurred in Kontagora Local Government Area of Niger.
Mr. Musa’s jail term ended on Tuesday.
The public relations officer of the Niger Police Command, Bala Elkana, said on Tuesday from a news report in Minna that further investigations would be carried out on the case, and that Mr. Musa would be charged with murder, rape and kidnap.

Mr. Elkana said Mr. Musa’s sentence was not equivalent to his offences, adding that the child eventually died as the information proves which was as a result of the  injuries he suffered from the rape.

Meanwhile, Mariam Kolo, Director-General of the Niger State Child Rights Protection Agency, said the child was abducted together with four other boys.
She said Mr. Musa had sex with the deceased and injured him severely.

Mrs. Kolo said the child was consequently taken to a hospital and an operation was carried on him but died the next day.
She said Mr. Musa was apprehended, charged to court and given a sentence of one month imprisonment on a two count charge.
She said Mr. Musa was sentenced to one month imprisonment on each of the counts of rape and abduction with an option of fine of N30,000.

The director-general said the agency had recommended Mr. Musa’s re-arrest and re-trial.
She said the state government had given the mother of the child a grinding machine and some money to start a business to console her.