A Federal Excessive Court docket in Kano has handed down a 14-year jail sentence to a 67-year-old Lebanese nationwide, Zuhier R Akar, for sexually exploiting two teenage women.
The Kano State Command of Nationwide Company for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Individuals (NAPTIP) had arraigned Akar on a two-count cost bordering on trafficking and sexual exploitation.
Based on the prosecution, led by Kano Zonal Commander Abdullahi Babale, the Division of State Safety Service (DSS) alerted NAPTIP to the case on September 5, 2024.
Babale stated that the defendant dedicated the offence on September 4, at about 10:30p.m at his home located at Gidan Wanka, Unity Street Kano.
The defendant procured the 14 and 15 12 months outdated women on the Civic Centre Street close to Suya Spot, took them to his home and sexually exploited them.
“A video of the defendant having sexual misconduct with the victims was posted on social media,” Babale stated.
The prosecution offered 4 reveals together with the confessional assertion of the defendant and the victims’ testimony to the courtroom to show its case.
Akar pleaded responsible to the costs, which violated the Trafficking in Individuals (Prohibition) Enforcement and Administration Act, 2015.
Justice S M Shu’aibu discovered Akar responsible and sentenced him to 14 years imprisonment with out the choice of a tremendous.
Moreover, Akar was ordered to pay a tremendous of N2 million.
Though the Protection counsel, R A Kasali pleaded for leniency on behalf of Akar, the courtroom nonetheless upheld the prosecution’s request for a extreme sentence.
