Nigeria, April 7 -- In a landmark ruling on Monday, the FCT High Court in Zuba, Abuja, handed down a unique sentence to a 17-year-old boy who was found guilty of indecent assault on a 5-year-old girl.

The court ordered the teenager to spend the next six months cleaning the premises of Ss Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Nyanya every day as punishment for his crime.

Justice Kezziah Ogbonnaya, who delivered the judgment, sternly advised the young offender to stay away from further criminal activities and strive to turn a new leaf in life.

During proceedings, Prosecutor Donaldtus Abbah revealed that the teenager, an apprentice at a barber's shop in Area C, Nyanya, Abuja, committed the heinous act on December 17, 2024.

Abbah recounted th...