Akwa Ibom Court Sends Prophet To 21-Year-Imprisonment | READ WHY
Faith Ukanwa
Mar 02, 2023
Akwa Ibom Court Sends Prophet To 21-Year-Imprisonment | READ WHY
The pastor of Restoration Bible Church, Itiam Street, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Prophet Anwana Peter Essien has been sentenced to 21 years in prison for defiling his 10-year-old step daughter.
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The Prophet, a native of Afaha Ise in Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area, defiled his victim, a JSS 1 student on 9th August, 2019, when her mother brought her and her younger sister for holiday to their stepfather's house.
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The convict in his evidence admitted to the crime saying that the "devil pushed him at midnight to forcefully have a carnal knowledge of his step daughter.ÔÇØ
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Delivering his judgement, the presiding judge, Justice Okon Okon, who condemned the act, held that the confession was direct and unequivocal that the convict committed the crime.
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He said the evidence of prosecution witnesses such as the medical report and the confessional statement have proven beyond every reasonable doubt that the convict was guilty of the crime.
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While committing him into prison for 21 years, justice Okon said it was with effect from the time the convict was taken into custody in the Uyo Custodial Centre.
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