Court jails 20-year-old man seven years for sexual exploitation in Yobe
A Federal High Court sitting in Damaturu has convicted and sentenced a 20-year-old man, Dauda Umaru, to seven years imprisonment for sexual exploitation. The court, presided over by Justice Aisha Y. Salihu of Court 2, found Umaru guilty of procuring and having sexual intercourse with a 16-year-old girl. The offence contravened Section 16(1) of the […] Court jails 20-year-old man seven years for…
The Federal High Court in Damaturu has convicted and sentenced a 20-year-old man, Dauda Umaru, to seven years in prison for sexual exploitation involving a 16-year-old girl. The court found Umaru guilty of violating Section 16(1) of the Trafficking in Persons (Prohibition) Enforcement and Administration Act, 2015. Justice Aisha Y. Salihu sentenced Umaru to the term and ordered him to pay N1 million into the Victims Trust Fund Account and an additional N500,000 as compensation to the victim.
Failure to pay the fines would result in an additional seven months imprisonment. Umaru was arraigned on July 13, 2026, and convicted on October 27, 2026, with the conviction secured by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP).
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