A Kano State High Court, presided over by Justice Musa Dahuru Muhammad, on Wednesday, sentenced a football team coach, one Hayatu Muhammad, to eight years’ imprisonment without the option of a fine for committing sodomy against his minor player.

‎The convict, a resident of Sanka in Dala Local Government Area of the state, was found to have committed the act twice at different locations.

‎He initially pleaded not guilty.

‎However, to prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt, the Kano State counsel, Ibrahim Arif Garba, called five witnesses who testified against the defendant.

‎In his defence, the convict testified as the sole witness.

‎The offence contravenes Section 284 of the Penal Code Law.

‎Justice Dahuru, after reviewing all witness testimonies and the evidence presented during the trial, upheld that the defendant committed the offence as charged.

‎He sentenced him to four years for each of the two counts.

‎Justice Dahuru further ordered that the sentences run concurrently, beginning from the day of the judgment.

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