Mohammed Abubakar, a 25-year-old cattle farmer from Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State, was charged with causing physical harm to Mohammed Aisha as a result of an alleged sexual assault.
He was taken before the court on two counts of causing great harm and trying to kill someone.
Sections 246 and 299 of the Kwara state penal code were broken by the offenses.
The Medical Director of the General Hospital in Lafiagi, Dr. S.K. Suleiman, reportedly reported the case to the authorities at the Lafiagi authorities Station.
The charge sheet quoted Dr. Suleiman that “The victim was brought for treatment where she narrated that she went to bush in searching for Shea butter with her two sisters Hassana and Adishetu.
“But they were attacked by the suspect, a Fulani, while the victim sustained deep injury cut on her head,” the sheet added.
The police told the court that “investigation revealed that the suspect demanded to have sex with the victim and her two younger sisters but they refused and ran for safety.
“But he (suspect) chased them and matcheted the suspect severely on her head in the process.”
The Police Prosecutor, Ayeni Gbenga, said the investigation on the case was yet to be completed and therefore urged the court not to grant the accused person bail.
In her ruling, Magistrate Gbadeyan Kamson ordered the remand of the suspect and adjourned to July 10, 2023.
