A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting in Kubwa, Abuja and presided over by Hon. Justice A. Akanbi-Yusuf has convicted and sentenced a public officer, Dr. Abubakar Mustapha Danraka to life imprisonment for rape (Sodomy) under Section 1 of the VAPP Act of 2015.
Danraka is a former Chief Pharmacist of National Hospital, Abuja, and Senior Special Adviser (Technical) to the Director of the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development.
The ruling ends the three-year-old controversies surrounding this celebrated case which had attracted much attention from stakeholders across the country.
Danraka was arrested on March 27, 2020 for defiling a minor (name withheld) – his neighbour,- who lived in the same estate with him in Abuja. He lured the victim to his apartment and had anal intercourse with him after stupefying him with a drink.
The suspect was charged to court vide a charge dated August 9, 2021, and
arraigned on April 5. 2022, but he pleaded “not guilty”.
The prosecution team from NAPTIP sufficiently proved the charge beyond reasonable doubt, which led to the September 18 judgment.
The Director General of NAPTIP, Professor Fatima Waziri-Azi, hailed the judiciary for its doggedness in ensuring that justice is served under the VAPP Act.
She said: “I want to specially commend the Judiciary for its sustained collaboration, and support in the implementation of the VAPP/Law in the country which has culminated in this landmark judgment. This is a victory for us as a country.

“In our bid to make Nigeria a violence–free nation, in collaboration with all our esteemed partners and stakeholders, we will continue to scale our efforts in ensuring more convictions and less impunity,” the NAPTIP Director General said.
This is the third rape conviction and secured by NAPTIP in the FCT for the year 2023.