homos*xuals without an option of fine for s*xually abusing two boys.
The Magistrate, Hajiya Hauwa Yusuf, passed this the verdict after the accused persons, Idris Usman, popularly called Bagobiri and Abubakar Sadiq pleaded guilty to the charge.
She sentenced each of them to three years in jail.
Earlier, Police Prosecutor Abdullahi Mayaki informed the court that the accused committed the offence sometime in December 2016.
Mayaki said the accused had enticed two boys of ages 10 and 12 with N50 and N100 respectively, before assaulting them s*xually.
The offence, he said, contravened Section 19 of the Niger State Child Rights Law (S*xual Abuse and Exploitation).
The prosecution officer said under the law the accused should have been sentenced to 14 years imprisonment but noted that the sentence was reduced to six years because the accused persons had pleaded guilty and asked for leniency.
Meanwhile, Director General of the State Child Rights Agency, Hajiya Mairam Kolo, who was in court during the judgment, lauded the judge for the sound decision.
