Kabiru Umar receives five‑year prison term for abandoning pregnant teen in Adamawa

An Upper Area Court in Ganye Local Government Area of Adamawa State sentenced Kabiru Umar to five years in prison after he admitted to impregnating his secondary‑school girlfriend and then abandoning her. The case was brought by the girl’s father, Mohammed Njidda, and the victim through their lawyer, Abdulrahman Njidda.

In addition to the custodial sentence, the court ordered Umar to pay ₦73,000 for medical and antenatal care, ₦100,000 for nutritional support, ₦200,000 toward the complainant’s legal expenses, and a monthly maintenance allowance of ₦20,000 until the child is born. A fine of up to ₦200,000 may also be imposed. The presiding judge said the judgment was intended as a warning that anyone who impregnates and abandons a girl will be held accountable under the law.