Amnesty faults Plateau govt over withdrawal of four-year-old’s defilement case
The case was being prosecuted before the Plateau State High Court in Jos until May 2026, when the state Ministry of Justice discontinued the proceedings pursuant to the constitutional powers of the Attorney-General.
Amnesty International Nigeria has criticised the Plateau State Government for discontinuing the prosecution of a man accused of defiling a four-year-old girl.
How prosecution discontinued Barbara Magaji, Amnesty International Nigeria’s programme manager, said the organisation had previously engaged the Plateau State Government over the matter before deciding to make its concerns public.
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