A state High Court sitting in Kano, Kano State, has sentenced a football team coach identified as Hayatu Muhammad to eight years’ imprisonment.
The sentencing is without the option of a fine.
The presiding judge, Justice Musa Dahuru Muhammad on Wednesday convicted and sentenced Hayatu Muhammad for committing sodomy against his minor player.
According to Punch report, the convict who is a resident of Sanka in Dala Local Government Area of the state, was found to have committed the act twice at different locations.
He initially pleaded not guilty.
However, to prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt, the Kano State counsel, Ibrahim Arif Garba, called five witnesses who testified against the defendant.
In his defence, the convict testified as the sole witness.
The offence violated Section 284 of the Penal Code Law.
Justice Dahuru, after reviewing all witness testimonies and the evidence presented during the trial, upheld that the defendant committed the offence as charged.
He sentenced him to four years for each of the two counts.
Justice Dahuru further ordered that the sentences run concurrently, beginning from the day of the judgment.
– Punch.
