A Kano court has sentenced a football coach to prison for sexually abusing a child.

A Kano State High Court, presided over by Justice Musa Dahuru Muhammad, on Wednesday sentenced one Hayatu Muhammad, a football team coach, to eight years’ imprisonment without the option of a fine for committing sodomy against his minor player. 

The convict, a resident of Sanka in Kano Metropolis, was found to have committed the act twice at different locations. 

He initially pleaded not guilty. 

However, to prove the case beyond reasonable doubt, Kano State Counsel, Barrister Ibrahim Arif Garba, called five witnesses who testified against the defendant.

In his defense, the convict testified as the sole witness.