The Abia State Government has secured the conviction of a child s+xual offenders in a major step towards tackling s+xual and gender-based vi%lence in the state.
35-year-old man from Akwa Ibom State was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by a Family Court sitting at the High Court in Umuahia after he was found guilty of def!ling a 5-year-old girl.
In same crackdown, A 32-year-old offender received a 30-year prison sentence after being convicted of def+ling a 13-year-old girl.
Abia State Commissioner for Information, Okey Kanu, disclosed the development on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, while briefing journalists in Umuahia on the outcome of the State Executive Council meeting chaired by Governor Alex Otti.
According to Kanu, the convictions reflect the state government’s zero-tolerance stance on s+xual offences and send a strong warning to offenders.
He added that the convictions are among the major achievements of the state’s Nchedo S+xual A§§ault Referral Centre at the General Hospital, Aba.
“The centre has continued to provide coordinated medical, psychosocial and referral services to survivors of s+xual and gender-based vi%lence,” he said.
