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Okuku, 33, of Badawa Quarters in Kano has been sentenced to two months
imprisonment by for beating one Comfort King. The accused was charged for
criminal force, an offence which contravened Section 265 of the Penal Code.
The Prosecutor, Cpl
Yakubu Galadima told the court that on July 19, Comfort King of Badawa Police
Station Line, reported the case to Badawa police Division, Kano. Galadima told
the court that Okuku used force on King and beat her up, as a result of which
she sustained an injury on her face while he also broke her rubber bucket. The
accused pleaded guilty to the charge and the presiding magistrate Fatima
Muhammad sentenced him to two months imprisonment or pay a fine of N7, 000 for
the offence he committed. She therefore ordered the accused to pay N700 to the
complainant, as compensation for the bucket, failure of which the accused would
be sentenced to three days imprisonment. The court told the accused that
he had the right to appeal within 30 days.
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Vanguard
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