Court sentences man to life imprisonment for r@ping 8-year-old girl in Calabar - Newsy People

Calabar High Court Sentences Man to Life Imprisonment for Raping 8-Year-Old Girl

A High Court in Calabar, Cross River State, has sentenced 39-year-old Uduak Etim Udo to life imprisonment for raping an eight-year-old girl.The offence took place in March 2025 in Calabar.Hon. Justice Blessing Egwu of the Cross River State High Court delivered the judgment on Tuesday, February 24, 2026.The case was successfully prosecuted by the Basic Rights Counsel Initiative (BRCI). Principal Counsel Barrister James Ibor described the verdict …

Court sentences man to life imprisonment for r@ping 8-year-old girl in Calabar - Newsy People

A High Court in Calabar, Cross River State, has sentenced a 39-year-old man, Usual Etim Udo, to life imprisonment for r@ping an eight-year-old girl.   The incident occurred in March 2025 in Calabar.   The judge, Hon. Justice Blessing Egwu, handed down the sentence on Tuesday, February 24, 2026.   Barrister James Ibor, the Principal Counsel at Basic Right Council Initiatives (BRCI), a not-for-profit organisation, commended Egwu for her firm and p…