Crime
Former Chief Pharmacist of National Hospital, Abuja Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Sodomy
Former Chief Pharmacist of National Hospital, Abuja Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Sodomy
By: Michael Mike
The National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has secured a life imprisonment sentence at the High Court in Abuja against a public officer, Dr. Abubakar Mustapha Danraka for sodomy.
This is a historic and landmark ruling
in the implementation of the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act, 2015.
A statement on Tuesday by the agency’s spokesman, Vincent Adekoye read that the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, sitting in Kubwa, Abuja and presided over by Hon. Justice Asmau Akanbi-Yusuf on Monday convicted and sentenced a Public Officer in Nigeria, Abubakar Mustapha Danraka, Ph.D. to life imprisonment for rape (Sodomy)under Section 1 of the VAPP Act of 2015.
Adekoye revealed that the convict, Abubakar Mustapha Danraka was a former Chief Pharmacist of National Hospital, Abuja, and Senior Special Adviser (Technical) to the Director of the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development.
He noted that the ruling ends the three-year-old controversies surrounding this celebrated case which had attracted much attention from stakeholders across the country.
Adekoye said the convict was arrested on March 27th, 2020, for defiling a minor (name withheld), who happened to be his neighbour, living in the same estate with him in Abuja.
He lured the victim to his apartment and had anal intercourse with him after stupefying him with a drink.
He was charged to Court vide a Charge dated 9th August 2021, and was arraigned on 5th April. 2022 where he pleaded “not guilty”.
The Prosecution team from NAPTIP sufficiently proved the charge beyond a reasonable doubt which led to the September 18, 2023 judgment.
Reacting to the judgment, the Director General of NAPTIP, Professor Fatima Waziri – Azi, hailed the judiciary for its doggedness in ensuring that justice is served under the VAPP Act.
She said, “I want to specially commend the Judiciary for its sustained collaboration, and support in the implementation of the VAPP/Law in the Country which has culminated in this landmark judgment. This is a victory for us as a country.
“In our bid to make Nigeria a violence–free nation, in collaboration with all our esteemed partners and stakeholders, we will continue to scale our efforts in ensuring more convictions and less impunity” the NAPTIP Director General stated.
This is the third rape conviction secured by NAPTIP in the FCT for the year 2023.
Former Chief Pharmacist of National Hospital, Abuja Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Sodomy
Bandits abduct five worshippers, injure one in Zamfara
By: Zagazola Makama
Armed bandits have abducted five worshippers and injured one person during an early morning attack on Maradawa village in Rijiya District, Gusau Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
Zagazola learnt that the attack occurred at about 5:45 a.m. on Thursday while residents were observing the Subhi (dawn) prayers.
The hoodlums reportedly opened fire on the worshippers, wounding one person before abducting five others to an unknown destination.
Troops later visited the scene, and the injured victim was taken to a hospital for treatment.
The troops have been deployed to the area and is currently on the trail of the attackers to rescue the victims and restore normalcy.
Bandits abduct five worshippers, injure one in Zamfara
Bandits abduct 11 children from farm in Bungudu, Zamfara
By: Zagazola Makama
Armed bandits have abducted 11 children while working on a family farm in Ruwan Kaiwa village, Kekun Waje District of Bungudu Local Government Area, Zamfara State.
Zagazola gathered that the attack occurred at about 11 a.m. on Thursday when the hoodlums, armed with dangerous weapons, stormed the farm belonging to one Nasiru Oli and whisked away his 11 children to an unknown destination.
Security forces have launched a manhunt for the perpetrators, while efforts are ongoing to rescue the victims safely.
Bandits abduct 11 children from farm in Bungudu, Zamfara
Herdsman loses two cows to suspected hoodlums in Adamawa
By: Zagazola Makama
Suspected hoodlums have killed two cows belonging to a herdsman in Shelleng Local Government Area of Adamawa State.
The incident, which occurred on Wednesday at about 3:30 p.m., took place in the Wuroyanka District of Shelleng.
A source in the area told Zagazola that the attackers, believed to be from Bare in Numan Local Government Area, ambushed the herder, Shehu Alhaji Yakubu, while he was grazing his cattle in the bush.
The assailants reportedly killed two of the animals before fleeing the scene.
Police and local hunters later visited the area to assess the situation and appealed for calm among residents to avoid reprisals.
A stakeholders’ meeting has been scheduled to discuss measures to prevent further tension between herders and farmers in the area.
Herdsman loses two cows to suspected hoodlums in Adamawa
Bandits abduct five worshippers, injure one in Zamfara
Bandits abduct 11 children from farm in Bungudu, Zamfara
Herdsman loses two cows to suspected hoodlums in Adamawa
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