A Rivers State Family court sitting in Port Harcourt has convicted and sentenced a 75-year-old man, Promise Chukwumatti to ten years imprisonment without option of fine for defiling an 11-year-old girl.
The court also ordered that the convict should pay the sum of N1million to the family of the minor as compensation and that his name should be included in the list of rapist in the state.
Chukwumatti was charged with one count of defilement of a minor.
The trial Judge, Justice Rita Oguguo in her judgement, held that the prosecution has through oral, confessional statement and evidence presented before the court proven beyond every reasonable doubt that the convict committee the offence.
The convict was said to have had carnal knowledge with the minor in his apartment several times after luring her with unspecified amount of money while on her way to school.
