By Hauwa Gold
Sokoto – A Sokoto Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday sentenced Wale Ajayi, 30, to three months in prison for causing hurt.
The Chief Magistrate, Abubakar Adamu, handed down the sentence after Ajayi of Unguwan Rogo Area, Sokoto, had pleaded guilty to the one-count charge of causing hurt against him.
The Prosecutor, Sgt. Khalid Musa, had told the court that the convict committed the offence on March 24, noting that the offence contravened Section 244 of the Penal Code.
The prosecutor said the defendant went to the residence of Mercy James at Mabera Area, Sokoto, who was the complainant, where he intentionally used cane to beat her.
The complainant sustained injuries all over her body.