Man impregnated his elder sister

A 25-year-old man, Shamsu Isa, has confessed
to committing incest after he told a magistrate
court, yesterday, in Kano State that he
impregnated his elder sister by a mistake.
The Ward Head of the Takalmawa Quarters, had
reported to the police that the accused person
was having sexual intercourse with his elder
sister, contrary to the law.
The First Information Report by the police stated
that a case of incest was reported to the police
following the discovery that Isa’s elder sister,
identified as Na’ima was carrying her younger
brother’s baby.
According to the report: “On July 4, 2014, the
Ward Head of Takalmawa Quarters reported to
the police that, Shamsu Isa was having sexual
intercourse with his elder sister.
The accused, Isa, when the charge was read to
him said: “ The allegation levelled against me is
true. All that had been read against me, is true, it
was a mistake, I mistakenly impregnated her,
my elder sister.”
According to the charge, the accused person
committed “incest contrary to section 390 of the
Penal Code Law. Naima Isa, 27, is believed to
have a weak mind and is heavy.’’
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Meanwhile the prosecutor, Corporal Ibrahim
Abdulrazak, applied for the matter to be
adjourned to another date, to enable the police
conclude investigations into the case.
The Senior Magistrate, Ummi Sani Kurawa,
however, in her ruling ordered that Isa must be
remanded in prison custody and adjourned