A man in Kwanar Dangora town, in Kiru Local Government Area of Kano State, Mohammed Z. Alpha, has pleaded guilty to raping 40 women in the last one year .
Alpha, aged 33, also admitted before a magistrate court that among his victims was an 80- year- old woman, whom he raped in the same town.
The suspect also pleaded guilty to the charge that he attempted to rape some children in a family home , a situation which led to his arrest by the members of the community. .
Police prosecutor, Badamasi Gawuni, thereafter, asked the court, presided by Magistrate Hassan to adjourn the case to the next sitting.
The magistrate, following the request of the prosecution, adjourned the case to July ,20 and ordered the suspect to be remanded in a correctional home in the state.
The accused was arrested on June 4.
In his confessional statement to the police, Alpha had admitted to have broken into the said home with the intention to rape their daughters.
“I slipped into the house of the family and at about then, their mother suddenly noticed that the light of her children’s room had been switched off, a situation which forced her to step out to check.
“When I noticed the reflection of her torch light coming in the direction of the room, I had no option than to leave . I dashed out of the room forcefully and fled.
“When she saw that I had fled, she started shouting and screening, calling out for help, which attracted the members of the community who chased after me, before I was caught” he stated
Asked to estimate the number of his victims in the recent past, he said they were up to 40, saying that they cut across different ages, young, middle age and older.
