The Upper Sharia court in Katsina has remanded two lovers namely Aminu Iliyasu 25 years and Safiya Umar in prison for allegedly having s...
The Upper Sharia court in Katsina has remanded two lovers namely Aminu Iliyasu 25 years and Safiya Umar in prison for allegedly having sexual inter cause in public.
The accused who pleaded guilty to the charge when mentioned in the court however begged for leniency.
The prosecuting police inspector Mohammed Usman told the court that the said accused were caught at about 1600 hours at the frontage of Dan Ruma's shop near Gabby Hotel having sexual inter cause publicly thereby constituting nuisance to the members of the public.
He said, the suspects had already confessed to having committed the offence which is contrary to section 120, 187 and 347 of the Sharia penal code.
The Sharia judge , Ibrahim Korau then remanded the suspects and adjourned the case to 21st of this month for continuation of hearing
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