{
  "id": 16976368,
  "title": "Yobe court jails man seven years for sex with minor",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/yobe-court-jails-man-seven-years-for-sex-with-minor-16976368",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T23:44:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/yobe-court-jails-man-seven-years-for-sex-with-minor/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Yobe, a young man named Dauda Umaru has been sentenced to seven years in prison for having sexual relations with a minor. This decision was made by the Federal High Court in Damaturu, presided over by Justice Aisha Y. Salihu. According to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, Umaru, who is 20 years old, was found guilty of procuring and engaging in sexual intercourse with a 16-year-old female victim. The court ruled that Umaru must pay N1.5 million, with N1 million going to the Victim Trust Fund Account and N500,000 as compensation to the victim. If he fails to pay the fine, he will face an additional seven months in prison.",
  "summary": "A Federal High Court in Damaturu, Yobe State, has sentenced a 20-year-old man, Dauda Umaru, to seven years in prison for having sex with a minor. Read More: https://punchng.com/yobe-court-jails-man-seven-years-for-sex-with-minor/",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Court jails 20-year-old man seven years for sexual exploitation in Yobe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/court-jails-20-year-old-man-seven-years-for-sexual-exploitation-in",
        "published": "2026-10-28T22:08:41.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}