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By BLESSING IBEGBU
A Karu Upper Area Court, sitting in Abuja on Friday sentenced two men, Basil Eze and Awaisu Jibrin to three months imprisonment each for defamation of character.
The judge, Malam Isa Adamu, however gave the convicts an option of N10,000 fine each.
The convicts, who reside in Garki, Abuja, pleaded guilty to defamation of character.
Earlier, the prosecution counsel, Olariwaju Osho told the court that the complainant, Yakubu Tijani reported the matter at the Garki police station on Oct. 4.
He said that the defendants accused the complainant of “shrinking” their genitals after he approached them for directions to a street.
However, during police investigation, the police said the convicts were taken to hospital, where it was confirmed that their genitals were not “stolen”.
The offence, he said contravened the provisions of Section 392 of the Penal Code (NAN)
