A 25 year old man, Shamsu Isa, impregnanted his elder sister

KANO—A 25 year old man, Shamsu Isa, yesterday
told a magistrate court in Kano State that he
impregnanted his elder sister in error.
Isa spoke shortly after appearing before the court,
following a report made by the Ward Head of the
Takalmawa Quarters, to the police that the accused
person was having sexual intercourse with his elder
sister, contrary to the law.
The First Information Report by the police stated
that a case of incest was reported to the police
following the discovery that Isa’s elder sister,
identified as Na’ima was carrying her younger
brother’s baby.
“On July 4, 2014, the Ward Head
of Takalmawa
Quarters reported to the police that, Shamsu Isa
was having sexual intercourse with his elder sister.
However, when the charge was read to Isa, he said:
‘’The allegation levelled against me is true. All that
had been read against me, is true, it was a mistake,
I mistakenly inpregnated her, my elder sister.”
According to the charge, the accused person
committed “incest contrary to section 390 of the
Penal Code Law. Naima Isa, 27, is believed to have
a weak mind is heavy.’’
The prosecutor, Corporal Ibrahim Abdulrazak
applied for the matter to be adjourned to another
date, to enable the police conclude investigations
into the case.
The Senior Magistrate, Ummi Sani Kurawa, while
delivering her ruling, ordered that, Isa be remanded
in prison custody, and adjourned the matter to
August 4, for mention.