61-year-old man gets 3 years prison sentence for rapping an eight-year-old girl

A businessman, Isaac Phillip, on Friday was sentenced to three years in prison for rapping an eight year-old girl.
The Judge, Yahaya Mohammed of an Upper Area Court III, Kasuwan Nama in Jos, sentenced Phillip to three years in prison without an option of fine stating that it will serve as deterrent to others who would want to indulge in such crime.
Mohammed also ordered the convict to pay N20, 000 as compensation to the victim’s family to enable them pay her hospital bills.
Earlier, the prosecutor, Ibrahim Gukwat told the court that the case was reported by one Favour Emmanuel of Mado Tudun-wada who is the vitim’s mother in Oct.9 and was transferred from “A” Divisional Headquarters Jos to Legal Department Jos for prosecution.
Gukwat told the court that the accused lured the girl into his house and raped her.
The accused pleaded guilty to the charge and begged the court for leniency.
Gukwat said the offence contravened the provisions of Section 283 of the Penal Code law of Northern Nigeria.