A spokesman for Delta State Police Command, Bright Edafe, has warned that a life sentence awaits any adult having sexual intercourse with underage children.
He explained that sexual intercourse with either a boy or a girl under the age of 13 is classified as defilement and carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment under Section 218 of the Criminal Code.
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