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He then said I should take off my pant, but I said no. He later took it off himself and his trousers too, then he slept on me. He put his private parts inside me and had<a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/06\/29\/gombe-nscdc-arrests-76-year-old-kidnapper-20-under-aged-sex-workers\/\"> sex<\/a> with me,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-also\">She noted that the incident became public when her mother tried to gather her clothes for washing and saw bloodstains on her clothes.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>In his testimony, Mustapha admitted to sending the victim on the errand, adding that he only inserted his finger in her private parts.<\/p>\n<p>The defence counsel, M.O. Ifarinde, pleaded with Justice Oshodi to temper justice with mercy as her client was a first-time offender.<\/p>\n<p>However, the prosecuting counsel, B.T. 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