A man who raped a two-year and 9-month-old baby to death is still in shock as the court handed him death by hanging.
A Kaduna State High Court at Dogarawa Sabon Gari Zaria which convicted one Usman Shehu Bashir of Dogarawa area handed him the judgment on Wednesday.
Delivering judgment, Justice Kabir Dabo said the death sentence was under section 221 of the penal code, Kaduna state law 1999 as amended.
“The convict has confessionally confirmed the occurrence of the offence, as well, his written statements also confirmed. By these two confessional statements, the Court passed the judgment,” the judge said. The case began on the 23 March 2015 and lasted for five years,
“On that fateful day, the convict took late Fatima to his room and for about 40 minutes, he raped her which led to her death….after the establishment of all the evidence of committing the crime.”
After judgment, Justice Dabo said the convict has the right to appeal within 90 days of the judgment. In her reaction, the State Counsel Barrister Jummai Dan Azimi said the Court has done justice to the case.
Father of the late Fatima, Malam Zakariya Ya’u Dahiru said the judgment passed on Usman has justified what he did to his daughter.
