Charles Ogagbe, a man hailing from Delta State, has been handed a 16-year prison sentence by a Magistrate Court in Port Harcourt.

The conviction stems from his heinous act of defiling a 15-year-old girl in the year 2022, within the jurisdiction of Obio-Akpor Local Government Area in Rivers State.

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In her ruling, Chief Magistrate Rita Oguguo referred to the Child Rights Act and concluded that the prosecution had successfully established the case of defilement against Ogagbe.

As a result, he was sentenced to 16 years behind bars, with no possibility of paying a fine to secure his release.