I Didn’t Mean To Impregnate My Elder Sister, 25-Year Old Tells Kano Court

A 25 year old man, Shamsu Isa,
yesterday told a magistrate court in Kano State that he impregnated his elder
sister in error.

Isa spoke shortly after appearing
before the court, following a report made by the Ward Head of the Takalmawa
Quarters, to the police that the accused person was having s*xual intercourse
with his elder sister, contrary to the law.

The First Information Report by
the police stated that a case of incest was reported to the police following
the discovery that Isa’s elder sister, identified as Na’ima was carrying her
younger brother’s baby.

“On July 4, 2014, the Ward Head
of Takalmawa Quarters reported to the police that, Shamsu Isa was having s*xual
intercourse with his elder sister.

However, when the charge was read
to Isa, he said: ‘’the allegation levelled against me is true. All that had
been read against me, is true, it was a mistake, I mistakenly impregnated her,
my elder sister.”

According to the charge, the
accused person committed “incest contrary to section 390 of the Penal Code Law’’.

Naima Isa, 27, is believed to
have a weak mind.

The prosecutor, Corporal Ibrahim
Abdulrazak applied for the matter to be adjourned to another date, to enable
the police conclude investigations into the case.

The Senior Magistrate, Ummi Sani
Kurawa, while delivering her ruling, ordered that, Isa be remanded in prison
custody, and adjourned the matter to August 4, for mention.

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