Nigeria, June 17 -- A state high court in Calabar, Cross River State, has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for raping an 11-year-old child.

The convict, Endurance Sandy, 41, PREMIUM TIMES gathered, was sentenced on Tuesday by Blessings Egwu, a Family Court judge.

The conviction was disclosed by James Ibor, a lawyer and co-founder of a rights group, Basic Rights Council Initiatives (BRCI), in a Facebook post.

Mr Ibor commended the Nigerian Army and others who played a part in the investigation and prosecution of the case.

"We express our sincere appreciation to the Nigerian Army (13 Brigade, Calabar), the Nigeria Police Force, Cross River State, the Attorney General of Cross River State, Ededem Ani, and the volunteers of the Basic ...