Niger court jails man 13 years, orders 20 strokes for defiling 10-year-old

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Key context: <img width="1080" height="478" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1786564037283.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1786564037283.jpg 1080w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1786564037283-300x133.jpg 300w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1786564037283-1024x453.jpg 1024w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px" /><p>A Minna Senior Magistrate’s Court has sentenced a 25-year-old man, Bala Aliyu, to 13 years in prison and ordered him to receive 20 strokes of the cane for sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl in Bosso area of Minna, Niger State. Senior Magistrate, Samira Jibrin Wambai of Court No. 9, also ordered Aliyu to pay ₦250,000 [&#8230;]</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/12/niger-court-jails-man-13-years-orders-20-strokes-for-defiling-10-year-old/">Niger court jails man 13 years, orders 20 strokes for defiling 10-year-old</a></p> This development from dailypost.ng highlights ongoing changes in the sector.