Man, 27, pleads guilty to indecent assault

Shari’a Court in Kano, on Thursday, ordered the remand of a 27 year-old man, Alhassan Ahmad, who pleaded guilty to indecent assault.

The defendant, who lives at Hotoro Quarters, Kano, is charged on a count of indecent assault, to which he pleaded  guilty.

The Judge, Dr Ismai’l Muhammad-Ahmed, ordered his remand in a correctional centre and adjourned the case until July 28 for summary trial.

The prosecutor, Insp Abdullahi Wada, had told the court that the complainant, Hassan Garba of Minjibir Local Government Area, reported the case at the Fagge Police Station, Kano, on June 28.

Wada said that at 12:30 p.m. on the same day, at Gidan mangoro motor park at Kwari in Kano, the defendant and Garba(complainant) had misunderstanding.

“The defendant punched Garba on the face where he sustain serious pain.