Nigeria, May 6 -- A Family Court in Calabar, Cross River State, sentenced a 27-year-old man, Edidiong Nyojole, to life imprisonment for raping a 13-year-old girl in the Uwanse area of Calabar.

Justice Blessing Egwu of Family Court 2 delivered the judgement on 5 May. She said the prosecution proved the charge beyond a reasonable doubt against the convicted man.

Cross River State Ministry of Justice prosecuted the case.

In a statement posted on its Facebook page, the Basic Rights Counsel Initiative (BRCI), a non-governmental organisation advocating for the rights of indigent women and vulnerable children, said the judge relied on medical evidence corroborated by witness testimonies and the defendant's admission during the trial to convic...