IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE OF SOKOTO STATE IN THE SOKOTO JUDICIAL DIVISION HOLDEN AT SOKOTO ON THE 28TH DAY OF MARCH, 2024 BEFORE HIS LORDSHIP: HON. JUSTICE AMINA MODI YABO (JUDGE) SUIT NO: SS/157C/2022 BETWEEN: THE STATE--------------------------------------------------COMPLAINANT AND ADAMU IBRAHIM----------------------------------------------DEFENDANT Appearances:M.G. Gidan Madi Esq. For the prosecution. A.Y. Abubakar Esq. with M.B. Ngadda Esq., A.A. Magaji Esq. and S.A .Thomas Esq. for the defendant. M.G. Gidan Madi Esq: The defendant is in court he speaks and understand Hausa Language. Court: Abubakar Bello Bayero (Registrar) affirmed to interpret the proceeding from English to Hausa language and vice versa. M.G. Gidan Madi Esq: Case slated to today’s date for judgment subject to court convenient we are ready. A.Y. Abubakar Esq: We are also ready. JUDGMENT Court: By a one (1) count charge dated 13th Octobers, 2022 and filed on the 1st of December, 2022, signed by Mr Sulaiman Usman SAN, former Honorable Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice Sokoto state the defendant was arraigned before this court on the 28th day of March, 2023 for the offence of rape contrary to section and punishable Page 1 of 23