Gwagwalada Court Jails Two Lovers for Adultery
A Gwagwalada Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, has sentenced two lovers, Mohammed Nazifi (30) and Bilkisu Ibrahim (25), to three months imprisonment each after they were found guilty of adultery.
The police charged the duo with a one-count charge of adultery, to which they both pleaded guilty.
How They Were Caught
The prosecutor, Dabo Yakubu, told the court that the case was reported by Dayabe Abdullahi of Chibiri village, Kuje, Abuja, at the Area Command, Gwagwalada, on January 16.
Yakubu stated that the accused conspired and engaged in sexual intercourse, an act they both confessed to in their statements.
The offence contravenes Sections 387 and 388 of the Penal Code, which criminalize extra-marital affairs under customary law.
According to the law:
“If a man or woman has sexual intercourse with anyone other than their spouse, they are guilty of adultery and shall be punished with imprisonment for up to two years, a fine, or both.”
Plea for Leniency
When the charge was read, both Nazifi and Ibrahim pleaded for mercy:
- Nazifi said he was a married man with little children to care for.
- Ibrahim revealed she had a three-year-old child and an aged mother depending on her.
Court’s Verdict
The presiding magistrate, Olatunji Oladunmoye, had earlier remanded the convicts to provide a witness to vouch for their good character.
Since they failed to present any, he sentenced them to three months in prison each, with an option of N25,000 fine.
The magistrate emphasized that the punishment was not meant to destroy their lives but to reform them and serve as a warning to others.