A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Kano on Thursday ordered the remand of a 24-year-old man, Aliyu Yakubu and his girlfriend, Aisha Sani.
The duo, who reside at Sauna Quarters Kano and Hotoro Yandodo Quarters Kano, are being charged with criminal conspiracy and adultery.
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The Prosecutor, Miss Khadija Aliyu, told the court that the defendants committed the offence sometime in 2023, at Hotoro Quarters Kano.
She alleged that the defendant conspired among themselves, got engaged in unlawful sexual intercourse with the female victim who became pregnant and was delivered of a baby boy.
According to the prosecutor, the offence contravened section 97, 387 and 388 of the Penal Code.
The defendants pleaded guilty to the charge.
Chief Magistrate Fauziyya Sheshe, ordered that the defendants be remanded in a Correctional Centre.
She adjourned the matter until 8th February, for judgement and sentencing.
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Meanwhile, the prosecutor arraigned four men before the same court for allegedly trying to commit abortion.
She named the defendants as Abdulmalik Ibrahim, Ummukulsum Yakubu, Dominic Offor and Nkechi Okechukwu.
The defendants were arraigned on a three-count charge bordering on criminal conspiracy, concealment of birth and abetment.
The Prosecution Counsel, Miss Khadija Aliyu, said that the defendants committed the offence sometimes in 2023.
She alleged that the defendants criminally conspired among themselves and attempted to conceal Aisha’s pregnancy.
The prosecutor said that the offence contravened the provision of section 97, 83 and 239 of the Penal Code.
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While the first and second defendants pleaded guilty to the charge, the third and fourth defendants pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Chief Magistrate Sheshe, consequently ordered remand of the defendants in a Correctional Center and adjourned the matter until 8th February for judgment and hearing.
