The Wa High Court has sentenced a 42-year-old imam, Ilyasu Kunateh, to 10 years’ imprisonment with hard labour after finding him guilty of defiling a seven-year-old boy. The conviction followed a full trial during which the prosecution presented medical evidence alongside the testimony of the child. The court held that the evidence presented proved the offence beyond reasonable doubt. According to proceedings before the court, the incident occur…
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