Court sentences Okada rider to life imprisonment for raping nursing mother in Akwa Ibom

Akwa Ibom State High tribunal sitting successful Uyo, connected Tuesday, sentenced 1 Micheal Effiong Japhet, a commercialized motorcycle rider to beingness imprisonment for raping a joined pistillate and nursing parent successful Uyo.

Japhet was convicted and sentenced by Hon. Justice Archibong Archibong, aft uncovering him blameworthy of rape and stealing punishable nether the Criminal Code Laws of Akwa Ibom State, 2000.

The facts of the substance revealed that the nursing mother, who besides sells fruits, boarded the motorcyclist astatine adjacent of the day’s concern from Ikom Iman Junction to her location astatine Ikot Ofon connected February 23, 2015.

Unfortunately, the rider, alternatively of pursuing the mean route, diverted to a bush way with the claims that helium ran retired of fuel. 

The convict, it was besides gathered, brought a knife, threatening to stab the unfortunate portion stealing her purse containing N7000 and a China Nokia phone.

He afterwards, forcefully had a canal cognition of the pistillate contempt her pleas that she is simply a nursing parent and joined woman. 

The victim, it was further revealed portion connected her mode to her spot of concern spotted the convict and alerted her husband, who rapidly arrived...