Count 1 reads:
"That you Yunusa Dahiru ‘m’ of Opolo-Epie with Dankano Mohammed ‘m’,
Mallam Alhassan ‘m’ presently at large between the months of August 2015 and
February 2016 at Opolo-Epie Yenagoa in the Yenagoa Judicial Division of the
Federal High Court did conspire among yourselves to commit an offence to wit:
Abduction and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 27 (a) of
the Trafficking in Persons (Prohibition) Enforcement and Administration Act,
2015."
Count 2 reads:
"That you Yunusa Dahiru ‘m’ of Opolo-Epie between the months of August
2015 and February 2016 at Opolo-Epie Yenagoa in the Yenagoa Judicial Division
of the Federal High Court abducted one Rita Ese Oruru ‘f’ aged 14 years by means
of coercion, transported and harboured her in Kano State and thereby committed
an offence punishable under Section 13 (2) (b) of the Trafficking in Persons
(Prohibition) Enforcement and Administration Act, 2015."
Count 3 reads:
"That you Yunusa Dahiru ‘m’ of Opolo-Epie between the months of August
2015 and February 2016 at Opolo-Epie Yenagoa in the Yenagoa Judicial Division
of the Federal High Court induced one Rita Ese Oruru ‘f’ aged 14 years by the
use of deception and coercion to go with you from Yenagoa to Kano State with
the intent that she be forced or seduced into illicit intercourse and thereby
committed an offence punishable under Section 15 (a) of the Trafficking in
Persons (Prohibition) Enforcement and Administration Act, 2015."
Count 4 reads: “That you
Yunusa Dahiru ‘m’ of Opolo-Epie between the months of August 2015 and February
2016 at Opolo-Epie Yenagoa in the Yenagoa Judicial Division of the Federal High
Court procured one Rita Ese Oruru ‘f’ aged 14 years and subjected her into
sexual exploitation in Kano State and thereby committed an offence punishable
under Section 16 (1) of the Trafficking in Persons (Prohibition) Enforcement
and Administration Act, 2015."
Count 5 reads:
"That you Yunusa Dahiru ‘m’ of Opolo-Epie between the months of August
2015 and February 2016 at Opolo-Epie Yenagoa in the Yenagoa Judicial Division
of the Federal High Court had unlawful carnal knowledge of one Rita Ese Oruru
‘f’ aged 14 years without her consent and thereby committed and offense
contrary to Section 357 of the Criminal Code Act and punishable under Section
358 of the Criminal Code Act, Cap. C. 38, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria,
2004."
Mr. Yunusa pleaded not
guilty to all the charges. The court therefore adjourned till Monday, March 14
for hearing on bail application.
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