A Federal High Court, sitting in Kano, has sentenced a 67-year-old Lebanese nationale, Zuhier Akar, to 14 years imprisonment for segxwally exploiting two teenage girls, in Kano State.
Akar was arraigned before the court by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, Kano Command on two count charges concerning trafficking and segxwal exploitation.
Delivering judgment in the matter, Justice S. M. Shu’aibu, held that the prosecution had proven its case beyond the reasonable doubt.
Justice Shu’aibu sentenced the defendant to 14 years imprisonment without option of fine.
The Judge also ordered him to pay additional fine of N2 million for the offence.
Earlier, the Prosecution counsel and Kano Zonal Commander of NAPTIP, Abdullahi Babale, informed the court that the Department of State Security Service, DSS, Kano Command, reported the matter to the agency on September 5, 2024 that the defendant committed the offence on September 4, at about 10:30p.m at his house situated at Gidan Wanka, Unity Road Kano.
Babale said, “The defendant lured the 14 and 15 year old girls at the Civic Centre Road near Suya Spot, took them to his house and segxwally exploited them.
“A video of the defendant having segxwal misconduct with the victims was posted on social media,” Babale said.
The prosecution presented four exhibits including the confessional statement of the defendant and the victims testimony to the court to prove the case.
The defendant pleaded guilty to the charge.
Babale said that the offence contravenes the provisions of section 16 (1) of the Trafficking in Persons (Prohibition) Enforcement and Administration Act, 2015 and punishable under Section 26 (1) of TIP ACT 2015.
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