Aubakar Barkindo, a businessman in Adamawa state, has been detained for reportedly having oral sex with two boys, ages 8 and 9.
According to SaharaReporters, Barkindo admitted to the conduct but claimed it was to see if his manhood was functional. The merchant, who trades engine oil and other lubricants in Yola, the state capital, is accused of luring the two boys into his flat at Jambutu’s 50 Housing Units, where he ejaculated into their mouths.
While looking for the boys, the father of the sexually abused boys was informed by a neighbor to visit Barkindo’s apartment, where he allegedly found his boys with semen trickling from their mouths.
The father said, “I came out looking for the boys in front of the house and was told Barkindo took them into his house. I suspected his motive, so I badged in only to see my kids with sperm in their mouths.”
On Thursday, February 17, the suspect was tried at a Chief Magistrate Court I, where he pled guilty to the charge, which is a violation of section 263 of the state penal code.
In explaining why he had oral sex with the minors, he stated that he did it to see if his manhood was functional, as he had just experienced erectile trouble.
He said, “I noticed some time back that my penis was no more functional and even complained to my mother about it. I got some herbs with a view to treating it, and later decided to test whether it had resumed duty by asking the boys to play with it.”
The prosecutor, Sergeant Sawe Nicholas, informed the court in the police First Information Report that the defendant was apprehended by the boys’ father.
Following his guilty plea, the judge, Abdullahi Digil, directed that Barkindo be held in custody and that the case be sent handed over to the Department of Public Prosecutions for legal guidance.
He postponed the hearing until March 7, 2022.