45-year-old housewife jailed for adultery

Nigeria Attorney General, Mohammed Adoke





A Jos Area Court on Wednesday sentenced a housewife, Sarah Gonna, 45, to six months imprisonment for adultery.
Sarah, who was convicted after pleading guilty to committing the crime with one Gwom Gyang in her matrimonial bedroom, was, however, given an option of N3,000 fine.
The judge, Mr. Godswill Longs, while delivering judgement, ruled that the prosecutor had done 'an excellent job' to convince the court beyond reasonable doubt that the convict committed the offence.
Longs said, "The evidence tendered before the court by the prosecution had assisted the court to convict the accused for adultery. The confessional statement of the accused also assisted the court to convict her."
The prosecutor, Mr. Gokwat Ibrahim, had told the court that the accused committed the offence on October 25, in her husband’s house at Laranto area of Jos.
"My Lord, the accused, on the fateful date, at about 12.30a.m was caught by her husband, Mr. Sale Gonna, red-handed with the accused in the bedroom. Gonna caught Gyang naked after having sexual intercourse with his wife and reported the matter to the police for action," he said.