Pastor Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Raping 16-Year-Old in Calabar
Pastor Favour Maxy Okoise, General Overseer of Refiners Fire Global Assembly, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for raping a 16-year-old girl described as his “spiritual daughter.” The verdict was delivered at the Family Court of the Cross River State Customary Court of Appeal, presided over by Justice Blessing Egwu Obin. The case, pursued by Gender and Development Action (GADA), revealed that Okoise sexually assaulted the minor between November and December 2016 in Calabar South Local Government Area. The survivor, whose identity is protected, had come to Calabar in August 2016 for her Post UTME examination and was staying with…
