is said to be inserted, that thing must naturally go inside the thing
it is inserted into. Therefore to insert his penis into her virgina, it is
natural that the penis must have penetrated into the virgina
however slight. It is to be noted that our superior courts have stated
times without number in a plethora of judicial decisions that the
said penetration however slight or weak suffices to constitute the
offence of rape.
It is to be noted that the victim even stated in her evidence before
this court when she testified as pw3 that she could not even walk
because her virgina was paining. Be that as it may this Hon. Court
is of the view that from the evidence adduced by the prosecution
more especially the evidence of pw3 and exhibit B, the medical
report which corroborate the said evidence and the evidence of pw4
which also in some respect corroborate the testimony of pw3, this
court is satisfied that there was penetration of the penis of the
defendant into the virgina of Nana Firdausi Bello, the Victim in this
case and I so hold.
The defendant in this case in his defence have raised the defence of
insanity and to that regard called DW1 Mr. Abudulrashid Mustapha
who informed this court that he is a senior brother to the
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