Rape of minor: Court jails prophet 21 years
Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo has sentenced one Anwana Essien, a prophet, to 21 years in prison for raping his 10-year-old step-daughter The trial judge, Justice Okon Okon, handed down the judgment, yesterday. The convict, who hails from Afaha Ise in Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area of the state, is said to have committed the crime on August 9, 2019, in his residence on Itiam Street, Uyo. The 37-year-old prophet in his evidence before had said that demon pushed him into the act. He admitted that he forcefully removed the clothes of his step-daughter and had carnal knowledge of her. Delivering his judgment, Justice Okon held that the confession was “direct, positive and unequivocal and that the randy step-father had sexual intercourse with his stepdaughter. “The parameters established for the proof of rape have all been satisfied by the evidence of the prosecution witnesses, including the victim and the medical doctor, who examined her, fortified by the confessional stateme...