A Chief Magistrate’s Court in Dutse, Jigawa, has remanded an All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain in the State, Saleh Idris, for allegedly raping and impregnating his 14-year-old housemaid.
The 56-year-old suspect is the chairperson of APC in Roni Local Government Area ofJigawa State, North-west Nigeria.
He was arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC) on 4 October following a complaint by the victim’s brother, a statement by the Jigawa State Command of NSCDC said on Wednesday.
The agency subsequently charged Mr idris in relation to the case before the Chief Magistrate’s Court in Dutse, according to the statement signed by NSCDC’s spokesperson in the state, Adamu Shehu.
Mr Shehu said laboratory test carried out on the teenager at the State Sexual Assault and Referral Centre (SARC) revealed she was carrying “a healthy pregnancy of about four months and two weeks”.
“The suspect has already been charged to court (CMC), while the investigation is ongoing on the other allegations levelled on the two earlier mentioned to ascertain their level of involvement in the case,” the agency said.
Mr Idris’ action for which he has been charged in court is said to be contrary to section 3 of the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act of Jigawa State and punishable under the same law.