Court jails woman six months for abusing 14-year-old niece

Reported by Vanguard Nigeria · yesterday 17:26 · Nwafor

By Emmanuel Iheaka OWERRI — A Chief Magistrate’s Court in Imo State has sentenced Rose Okon to six months’ imprisonment for assaulting her 14-year-old niece who was in her care. Chief Magistrate C. J. Nkwoada handed down the sentence on Friday after Okon pleaded guilty to a one-count charge of…

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