An Islamic court in northern Nigeria has sentenced a man of
63 to death by stoning for raping a girl of 10 and infecting her with HIV.
Ubale Sa'idu Dotsa admitted raping the girl but said he had
incited by the Devil, reports the AP news agency.
His two wives have reportedly died from Aids-related
diseases.
Several people have been sentenced to death by stoning in
northern Nigeria's Islamic courts but none have been carried out.
Kano state's commissioner of justice Maliki Kuliya told the
BBC Hausa service that Mr Dotsa has the right to appeal up to the federal
Supreme Court, which could take years.
No comments:
Post a Comment