IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE OF SOKOTO STATE IN THE SOKOTO JUDICIAL DIVISION HOLDEN AT SOKOTO ON THE 28TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2022 BEFORE HIS LORDSHIP: HON. JUSTICE MOHAMMED MOHAMMED (JUDGE) SUIT NO: SS/11C/2021 BETWEEN: THE STATE---------------------------------------------COMPLAINANT AND 1. FODIYO BELLO 2. BELLO ALTINE-------------------------------------DEFENDANTS Appearances: H.S. Buhari Esq. with Abbas Samaila Esq. for prosecution. M.I. Hanafi Esq. with V.E. Ikwuta Esq. for the Defendants. H.S. Buhari Esq: The Defendants are in court. The case is for Judgment. JUDGMENT Court: By a two (2) counts charges dated 24th November, 2020 and filed on the 26/1/2021, signed by Hon. Sulaiman Usman, SAN and Attorney General of Sokoto State. The Defendants were arraigned before this Court on the 15/3/2021 for the offences of Criminal Conspiracy and Unnatural Offence punishable under Sections 97 (1) and 284 of the Penal Code Law, 2019. The charges were read and explained to the Defendants in Hausa language to the satisfaction of Page 1 of 19

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