witness i.e pw3 later on going home informed her mother what
transpired between herself and the defendant and her mother
demanded her to go and show the defendant and at that juncture
she informed her mother that she could not walk because her
private part was paining her. In corroboration of this unsworn
testimony of pw3 Nana Firdausi Bello her testified as pw4 and also
narrated to this court how she sent her daughter to fetch water her
and how the girl returned home crying and how the girl informed
her that somebody took her into his room and raped her and later
gave her mangoes. It is also the evidence of pw4 Amina Aliyu that
she went looking for the defendant and with the help of some people
he was found hiding under a car. She also informed this court that
she reported the incident to the police and the defendant was later
arrested and taken to the C.I.D office Sokoto. This witness also told
this court that herself and a police officer from Unguwar Rogo
Division took pw3 Nana Firdausi Bello to the hospital where she
was examined. A medical report in respect of Nana Firdausi Bello
was admitted in evidence as exhibit B through one Sgt. Abubakar
Maharazu a police officer attached to Unguwar Rogo police Division
who testified before this court as pw2. A confessional statement
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