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A Gwagwalada Magistrates’ Court in Abuja sentenced two lovers, Mohammed Nazifi, 30, and Bilkisu Ibrahim, 25, to three months in prison each for committing adultery.

The police charged the couple with a one-count indictment of adultery, to which they both pleaded guilty.

Nazifi appealed to the court for leniency, stating that he is a married man with young children to care for.

Ibrahim also requested mercy, explaining that she has a three-year-old child and an elderly mother who depend on her.

Magistrate Olatunji Oladunmoye had previously remanded the defendants until they could provide a witness to attest to their good character. When they failed to do so, he proceeded to sentence them.

Oladunmoye sentenced both lovers to three months in prison, with an option to pay a fine of N25,000 each.

The magistrate emphasized that the purpose of the punishment was not to ruin the convicts but to reform them, adding that it would also serve as a deterrent to anyone considering similar actions.

Earlier, the prosecutor, Dabo Yakubu, told the court that the complainant, Mr Dayabe Abdullahi of Chibiri village, Kuje, Abuja, reported the matter at the Area Command, Gwagwalada, Abuja on Jan. 16.

Yakubu said that the convicts conspired and had sexual intercourse, and both confessed to the crime in their statements.

He said that the offence contravened the provisions of sections 387 and 388 of the Penal Code.

According to him, section 387 and 388 refers to a man or a woman subject to customary law where extra-marital sexual intercourse is recognised as a criminal offence.

“If the man or woman has sexual intercourse with anyone other than his spouse, he/she is guilty of adultery and shall be punished with imprisonment for a term.

“The term may extend to two years or with fine or with both,” he said.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/tribuneonlineng.com/abuja-court-sentences-lovers-to-three-months-imprisonment-for-adultery/

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Does this country have a constitution?

No constitution has the power to surpress human right.

Imagine
If it was a Shariah court

I believe NIGERIA is a comedy channel in heaven. If the angel's want to laugh, all they need to do is to tune to the channel of Nigeria and watch comedy.

That is why we need sharia court in south west to protect our Muslim family's here.
Or what do you think?

This country is tiring.

Seems everyone just come up with their own rules and laws.

Please educate me

Is adultery against the law of man?

Lawyers in the house, I beg educate on this news.

Nigeria is a funny country.

kelechi50:
That is why we need sharia court in south west to protect our Muslim family's here.
Or what do you think?

Since the SW don't want it in their region, you can as well ask them to bring it to SE region. At least the number of Moslems in your region is increasing on a daily basis now

Who Nack our politicians.

The judge shouldn't have offered them an option of fine.... It's high time these men pay for their infidelity...

Good

Next should virginity test before marriage and OLOSHOS should be made to face the law.


Any girl who isn't a virgin should bribe price never be paid on.

ExAngel007:


https://www.google.com/amp/s/tribuneonlineng.com/abuja-court-sentences-lovers-to-three-months-imprisonment-for-adultery/

It’s funny how both Nazifi and Ibrahim suddenly ed their responsibilities as parents when they got caught. Before the affair, they didn’t seem to consider their families—Nazifi with his young children and Ibrahim with her elderly mother. Now, facing the consequences, they’re appealing for mercy. It’s always easy to forget the impact of actions on loved ones until the situation blows up in your face. Their sudden sense of responsibility feels a bit too late.

Highly shameful, Tinubu judges.

If it's your kini that will not make you enter the kingdom of God.......

Ahhhh

how is adultery a criminal offence? it means more than half of our population suppose dey prison now especially those political bigwigs.

Intrsting

Finally, Tinubu has turned the judiciary into a preposterous institution. The Nigerian judiciary and the Nigeria Police Force: can't even tell which is more corrupt.

So, adultery is now a criminal offense in Nigeria.

Since when to get babe come be crime again, aoc!?

Politicians are stealing billions everyday they don’t do anything about that…. Na private matter be their problem… useless people

Interesting! Customary court based on our tradition and culture I guess.

Extra marital affairs/Zina is really on the increase.

God, make the tin no reach this level

lol fvcking hypocrites. muslims and their backwardness

Ije love

ExAngel007:


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ExAngel007:


https://www.google.com/amp/s/tribuneonlineng.com/abuja-court-sentences-lovers-to-three-months-imprisonment-for-adultery/

Mr /Mrs.ABANG UBANG right now.