The Chief Magistrate Court II sitting in Yola, Adamawa State, has convicted and sentenced a housewife, Fatima Abubakar, to one year imprisonment for child abuse.
The sentence is to be served at a correctional centre without the option of a fine.
The court, presided over by Magistrate M. A. Adamu, sentenced 37-year-old Fatima Abubakar of Sanda Makama B Ward in Yola South Local Government Area after she was found guilty of the offence tagged cruelty to persons.
In addition to the one year of…
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