By Jonathan Ugbal A High Court of Cross River State presided over by Justice Blessing Egwu has convicted, and sentenced to life imprisonment, one Uduak Etim Udoh for the rape of a minor. Udoh, 39, was arrested for defiling an 8 year old on March 31st 2025. Upon conclusion of investigations, he was charged to
By Jonathan Ugbal A High Court of Cross River State presided over by Justice Blessing Egwu on Monday sentenced Okon Ekpo Effiong to death for acts of aggravated assault, rape and armed robbery. Effiong, 33, had alongside four others gang raped a lady and two children after an armed robbery attack. The attack occurred on
By Kelvin Ololo The General Overseer of Refiners Fire Global Assembly, Pastor Favour Maxy Okoise, has been found guilty of rape and sentenced to life imprisonment for raping a 16-years-old “spiritual daughter” in Calabar. The judgement which held at the Family Court and was presided by His Lordship, Hon. Justice Blessing Egwu Obin, convicted the
By Patrick Obia A High Court of Cross River State (Family Court 2), sitting in Calabar, and presided over by Justice Blessing Egwu, has sentenced a 47-year-old man, Ita Okon to life imprisonment for rape. Ita Okon was convicted on Tuesday, October 8th, 2024 after he was found guilty of the crime. In addition to
By Jonathan Ugbal Justice Blessing Egwu of the Calabar Division of the High Court of Cross River State on Thursday sentenced one Matthew Sunday Uyangha to 25 years in prison for abduction and rape. Mr. Uyangha had in July 2022, abducted a 13-Year-old ophan (name withheld) from Akpabuyo, drugged her, and took her to somewhere