Court remands man over sodomy with 2 sons
By Friday Idachaba, Lokoja.
A Lokoja Chief Magistrate Court has remanded a middle aged man, Dan Sokoto Shaibu in Federal Correctional Centre, Koton-Karfe for allegedly indulging in sodomy, (Homosexuality) with his two biological sons.
The Chief Magistrate, Memunat Abdullahi of Lokoja Chief Magistrate II gave the order in a preliminary ruling upon arraignment of the accused person in the court.
The prosecuting Police Officer, Gabriel Otowu Esq. who is also the Officer-In-Charge, Legal matters (OC-Legal) at Kogi Police Command while reading the First Information Report (FIR) said the accused had serially abused the two underaged children.
He said that the Shaibu had over time, indulged in annal sexual intercourse with his two biological sons, Abubakar, 17 and m Habeeb, 11 in their house.
He said that the act was country to and punishable under Section 292 of Kogi State Administration of Criminal Justice Law.
The Prosecuting Counsel, Otowu, in his submission said investigation into the matter was on-going and therefore, presented a motion urging the court to remand the accused in the Federal Correctional Centre Koton-Karfe.
Otowu who supported the motion with a 7-paragraph affidavit and Form 8 as required by the Law, argued that the court had jurisdiction to hear the case.
The OC Legal said that there was need to remand the accused in prison custody to check his possible interference with police investigations.
He urged the court to grant the application saying that it would enable the police to carryout thorough investigation into the matter.
The accused, Dan Sokoko Shuiabu who pleaded guilty to the charge, confessed that he committed under the influence of alcohol.
He said that he was married to four wives three of whom divorced him while he lost the last one to cold hands of death adding that his first daughter was already married with three children.
Chief Magistrate Memunat Abdullahi in her preliminary ruling, held that having perused the exparte motion and the supporting affidavit she had no choice than to grant the application.
She therefore ordered the remand of the accused in the custody of Federal Correctional Centre, Koton-Karfe and adjourned to September 9th, for hearing. (Ends)