Akwa Ibom State High Court, sitting in Essien Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, has sentenced a mother of four one Uwakmfon Jonah, to life imprisonment over the attempted murder of a 12-year-old girl.
The convict, a 36-year-old hairdresser and divorcee from Ikot Obong in Afaha Clan, Essien Udim Local Government Area, was sentenced on a one-count charge of attempted murder contrary to Section 276 of the Criminal Code, Cap 38 Vol. 2, Laws of Akwa Ibom State, 2022.
The presiding judge, Justice Winifred Effiong announced the sentence while delivering judgment on the suit on Thursday.
The court had heard that the victim had accompanied her mother, a pepper trader, to the market and was hawking fresh pepper when the defendant approached her under the pretext of purchasing the commodity.
She recounted how the defendant deceived her into following her into the bush.
“I followed the lady because
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