Nigeria, Jan. 9 -- A magistrate's court in Jigawa State has issued an arrest warrant for Ifeanyi Festus, an official of the State Security Service (SSS), following allegations that he abducted a teenage girl.

Mr Festus is accused of abducting Walida Abdulhadi from the Hadejia Local Government Area of the state, forcing her religious conversion, and fathering a child with her.

According to the prosecution, the victim was subjected to forced conversion from Islam to Christianity and endured a series of sexual assaults that resulted in pregnancy and the subsequent birth of a child.

Representing the applicant, counsel Kabiru Adamu moved a motion requesting the court to compel the arrest of Mr Festus.

The application also sought a formal i...