Rep vs. Hannif Muhammad and others

This is a Court case where the Bureau was prosecuting suspects for corrupt practices and deliberately presenting a false victim in a defilement case whose suspect was Hannif Muhamm in order for the case to be withdrawn in favour of the suspect.

The Bureau investigated the corruption matter and found that the suspect paid some money to Cecilia Kananji in order for her to go to Court and pose like the victim and that she was not raped but consented to the act.

The Bureau arrested Hannif Muhammad, Cagetan Singano, Victim Support Coordinator at Limbe Police Station, Ishmael Abubas a Police Prosecutor and Cecila Kananji for the offence.

They were taken to Limbe Magistrate Court where they were found with no case to answer, The Bureau filed an appeal against the ruling as it is of the view that Court was did not consider the evidence that was tendered by the prosecution.