CRIET in Benin: 10 Years Prison for attacker of 11-year-old girl in Kandi – La Nouvelle Tribune

The Criminal Court for Economic and Terrorism Offenses (CRIET) confirmed the 10-year prison sentence, with 7 years firm, for Idrissou Salifou Mohammed, aka Zanga, for sexual assault on an 11-year-old girl in Kandi. The incident occurred on July 17, 2023, when he lured her from her home claiming it was on her grandmother’s instructions, then detained and sexually abused her twice. The initial sentence was handed down in May 2024 and upheld on appeal in July 2025.