Anambra Man Jailed For Only Seven Months After Raping Sister

A Federal High Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State, has sentenced a 21-year-old...

A Federal High Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State, has sentenced a 21-year-old man, Chinedu Eziuzo, to a seven-month prison term for raping his 14-year-old sister in the Adazi-Enu Anaocha Local Government Area of the state.

Eziuzo was said to have committed the crime in 2021 but was arrested on May 30, 2022.

Delivering the judgment, the Presiding Judge, Dr Nnamdi Dimgba, said the sentence would commence from the day of his arrest.

He was further handed down a non-custodial sentence of community service of not less than three hours daily.

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