Mother of three jailed 28 years for child theft in A'Ibom – Punch Newspapers
Punch Newspapers Sections Patrick Odey, Uyo The Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo has sentenced one Mary Effiong, a mother of three, to 28 years’ imprisonment for stealing two pupils of St. Philip’s Primary School, Use Offot, for sale in Osisioma Ngwa, Abia State. It was gathered that the incident occurred on November 12, 2018, when the convict lured the then five- and six-year-old pupils with biscuits after claiming to be a friend of their mothers. Effiong in her extrajudicial statement had told the police that she went to the school and lured the pupils following her agreement w...