A Kano State High Court, presided over by Justice Musa Dahuru Muhammad, has sentenced Hayatu Muhammad, a coach of one of Kano’s prominent football clubs, to serve eight years in prison, without option of fine.
Hayatu bagged his eight-year jail term, on Wednesday, for committing sodomy against one of his players, a minor.
Evidence before the Court showed that
Hayatu, a resident of Sanka in Kano Metropolis, was found to have committed the act twice at different locations.
The prosecution Counsel, Barr. Ibrahim Arif Garba, provided five witnesses who testified against Hayatu.
The offense contravenes Section 284 of the Penal Code Law.
Justice Dahuru, after reviewing all the testimonies of the witnesses and the evidence presented during the trial, upheld that the defendant committed the offense as charged.
He sentenced him to four years for each of the two counts.
Justice Dahuru further ordered that the sentences run concurrently, beginning from the day of the judgment.
