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A soldier of the Nigerian Army, Corporal Aliyu Yakubu has been dismissed from service and also sentenced to five years in prison for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl.
Yakubu was found guilty of the offence on Wednesday by the seven Division of General Court Martial of Operation Lafiya Dole.
The corporal was said to have committed the crime on July 1, 2018 while he was serving in 202 Battalion in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State.
AllNews learnt that the soldier forcefully hit the young girl’s head against the wall until she lost consciousness before he then forcefully had carnal knowledge of her in an uncompleted building.
He was found guilty of both charges based on the pieces of evidence before the military court, with his action punishable under the laws of the armed forces.
However, the judgement is subject to confirmation by the military high command.
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