The Abuja Police arraigned a 25-year-old man, Aliyu Mohammed on Wednesday, June 25 before FCT Chief Magistrates’ Court on a one-count charge of enticing a married woman.
Mohammed, a resident of NEPA Office, Karu, Abuja was said to have called the complainant on the phone and expressed his affection for her when he knew she was married, according to prosecutor Stephen Eimoga.
The Prosecutor told the court that the woman, Zainab Ibrahim, reported the case at Karu Police Station on June 22 and that despite several warnings from the complainant, the accused kept pestering her with calls, even at odd hours.
The prosecutor said the complainant had no option than to report the matter at the station.
Eimoga said the accused admitted committing the offence, which contravened Section 389 of the Penal Code, during interrogation at the station.
Dodo, the chief magistrate, granted bail to the accused in the sum of N100, 000 with a surety in like sum.
Dodo ordered that the surety must reside within the jurisdiction of the court.
She adjourned the case till Aug. 18 for continuation of hearing.
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