IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE OF SOKOTO STATE IN THE SOKOTO JUDICIAL DIVISION HOLDEN AT SOKOTO BEFORE HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE MALAMI UMAR DOGON DAJI(JUDGE) SUIT NO: SS/54C/2021 BETWEEN THE STATE..……………..…………..…….……………….…COMPLAINANT AND NASIRU YAKUBU…………………………………………………DEFENDANT COURT PROCEEDINGS 9/11/2021 H. B Dogon Daji I appear with S. M. Ahmed and R. M. Sifawa – for the state. S. Ovia I appear with A. Sokoto, I. Osakwe and V.E Ikuta – we appear for the defendant. H. B. Dogon Daji – The defendant is in court and speaks Hausa language. He is standing trial before this Hon. Court on a charge of rape contrary to section 260(1) of the Sokoto state penal code. The case is for mention. We have filed a one count charge against the defendant and he served with a copy of the charge. We urge the court to read the charge against the defendant for the purpose of taking his plea. 1