A Family Court in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, on Wednesday, sentenced a 47-year-old man, Ita Okon, to life in prison for raping an eight-year-old girl.
The judge, Blessing Egwu, who found the convict guilty of the offence, also ordered him to pay N1 million compensation to the eight-year survivor.
The judge held that the penalty would serve as a deterrent to those thinking of carrying out such a heinous crime in future.
James Ibor, Principal Counsel of the Basic Rights…
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