Court Sends Popular Nigerian Prophet To 21-Year Jail

….,….Prophet Anwana Peter Essien bags 21 years imprisonment for defiling 10-year-old step daughter

Prophet Anwana Peter Essien, pastor of Restoration Bible Church on Itiam Street in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, has been sentenced to 21 years in prison for molesting his 10-year-old stepdaughter.

…The Prophet, a native of Afaha Ise in the Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area, defiled his victim, a JSS 1 student, on August 9, 2019, when the victim’s mother brought her and her younger sister to their stepfather’s house for a vacation.

In his confession, the convict stated that “the devil pushed him at midnight to forcibly have sexual relations with his stepdaughter.”

,,,,,The presiding judge, Justice Okon Okon, who condemned the act, determined that the convict’s confession was clear and unequivocal that he committed the crime.

He stated that the evidence presented by prosecution witnesses, including the medical report and confessional statement, conclusively established the convicted individual’s guilt.

……Justice Okon stated that the 21-year prison sentence was effective from the time the offender was taken into custody at the Uyo Custodial Centre.