H. B. Dogondaji – May be the witness does not understand the
question put to her.
Court: A question was asked her about somebody who come to the
court and tell lies and she answered that such a person will be cast
into hell fire by God. By the answers given by the witness this court is
satisfied that she is competent to testify before the court.
PW3 NANA FIRDAUSI BELLO
My name is Nana Firdausi Bello. I am 9 years old. I lived at
Minanata Area. I attended Basic Education Kasuwar Kanawa area
sokoto. I’m in class 5 oral. I know the defendant in the dock. His name
is Nasiru. One day I went to fetch water at Gidan Mangurori, the
defendant came and asked me if I want mangoes. I told him I don’t
want mangoes. He took me on his shoulders and he started touching
me in my private part. The defendant put me on his shoulders so that
I could pluck mangoes. He asked me to go into his room to find a
leather bag to put the mangoes. He then asked me to lie down on his
mattress and I lied down and the defendant removed my panties and
he also removed his own and he lay on my body and he inserted his
penis in my private part he started kissing my mouth and from there I
put back my panties and he put the mangoes in the leather bag and
gave me and I went home. The defendant said if I should disclose what
happened to my mother he would kill me. I went home and I was
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