Cross River court jails 38-year-old man for life over rape of 10-year-old girl

A Cross River State High Court has sentenced a 38-year-old man, Nsikak Friday Okon, to beingness imprisonment for raping a 10-year-old girl.

Justice Blessing Egwu handed down the condemnation successful a judgement welcomed by kid rights advocates arsenic a important measurement towards protecting children from intersexual unit and abuse.

The Basic Rights Counsel Initiative, BRCI, which supported the subsister and her household passim the ineligible proceedings, commended the tribunal for the verdict.

The organisation besides recognized the Cross River State Government, the Nigeria Police Force and the authorities Ministry of Justice for their roles successful securing the conviction.

It specifically acknowledged the Attorney General of the state, Ededem Ani, the Director of Public Prosecutions, Okoi Ukam, and Joseph Apajung for their committedness to the prosecution of the case.

BRCI said supporting a kid subsister of intersexual battle went beyond securing a conviction, stressing the request to support the victim's privateness and guarantee entree to due attraction and support.

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