An Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo has sentenced 50-year-old Ime Edet Akpan to 21 years imprisonment for a§§aulting and impregnating a 14-year-old girl.
The convict, a married tricycle (keke) operator and father of five, was sentenced on Thursday, June 11, 2026.
According to details shared by judiciary reporter Harrison Essien, the incident occurred in Nung Udoe, Ibesikpo Asutan Local Government Area, at the residence of Akpan’s mistress. Akpan had gone to visit his partner, but upon finding her away, he targeted the teenage neighbor while she was bathing.
During the court proceedings, Akpan admitted to the act, stating,
“I held her and had unlawful c@rnal knowledge of her and there was nobody in the compound, now that she is pregnant, I will take care of her until she put to bed.”
