According to a report by Punch, Yau, a resident of Durbi Ta Kusheyi village, in the Mani LGA, Katsina was reported to have raped his victim and escaped.

However, the victim's father, Murtala Lawal, reportedly lodged a complaint at the police station after which an investigation was launched.

It was further gathered that the victim was discovered to have gotten pregnant after Yau had canal knowledge of her forcefully.

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Yau was charged to court and had been remanded at a remand home after magistrate, Hajiya Fadile Dikko, of the Senior Magistrate Court directed that he should be kept there till July 20, 2017, when his case would come up for mention.