A French court last Friday sentenced a Nigerian former footballer who played for a top French club, Godwin Okpara, to 13 years in prison for the rape of his adopted daughter. Okpara's wife received 15 years for her rape and torture, while his mother-in-law received a five-year sentence for failing to come to the aid of a person in danger. After the verdict, Okpara's wife, Linda, sarcastically turned on their daughter, Tina, saying: "Thanks. Thanks a lot, Tina. Good luck in France." She then danced in the accused's box and made incomprehensible remarks toward her daughter, who stared at the ground.

Jurors had deliberated for two hours before reaching the verdict. Okpara, a 34-year-old who played for French club Paris Saint-Germain between 1999 and 2001, denied raping the girl, saying the sex had been consensual. During the four-day trial, Tina, also a Nigerian, now aged 19, described having lived through an ordeal because of her parents, who brought her to France in 2001 at the age of 13. She said she was forced to do all household chores, and was regularly raped by her adopted father under threat of being beaten. Linda Okpara allegedly shaved her head, stubbed a cigarette out on her cheek, and forced her to perform cruel sexual acts, according to the accusations. Defense lawyers said they were likely to appeal. Okpara's lawyer had described him as mentally absent. "Godwin Okpara is not the heartless monster that has been described," said Joseph Cohen Sabban

hopefully nigerian men will learn that house maids and adopted kids and relatives are off limits. consensual my crusty feet.

You'll sound less Ignorant if you use that golden word "SOME"

instead of your Nigerian men bla! bla!! bla!!!

Na wah ooo Godwin,this is mean to a young girl,u shuldnt ve adopted the girl in the first case, This is a big lesson for him oooooooooooooo

hopefully nigerian men will learn that house maids and adopted kids and relatives are off limits. consensual my crusty feet.

spoilt
its true,do not generalise,we stil have very good Nigeria men out there.

prince_onx:

You'll sound less Ignorant if you use that golden word "SOME"

instead of your Nigerian men bla! bla!! bla!!!

relax. my intent wasnt to generalize! quick to attack here! hard day?

spoilt:

relax. my intent wasnt to generalize! quick to attack here! hard day?

Not only do you lack context,you missed the point that Godwin's wife aided and abetted the rape.

hopefully nigerian men and women (apparently women have started raping women!) will learn that house maids and adopted kids and relatives are off limits.

You still didn't get it!


Where is "SOME" in that statement? or is it ALL nigerian men and women? Anyway!

Why couldnt he at least wait till she was 18 .Consensual my ass a shorty at 13 is simply too young for sex

prince_onx:

You still didn't get it!


Where is "SOME" in that statement? or is it ALL nigerian men and women? Anyway!

Bro i totally get your fixation on the word "some', but just because i didnt use the word doesnt mean that i meant "all" .

If i had said "hopefully ALL nigerian men and women can learn from this" then you can bring out your 'generalization gun' to kill me and blast me into orbit.

[s]Not in the mood for a crash course in english. i have dinner to fix. [/s]

Godwin Okpara is insane. He must be flogged till he forgets his name. He should be eradicated from the earth and sent sent to planet mars. He said he had sex with consensual agreement. how can he tell us fuckin lies. A girl of 13 will have consensual agreement of having sex with a man able to be her father or even grand father in some tribes.

Godwin i wish i can put flames on ur ass and burn ur pv pa*t with red hot flames from iron steel industries. U are a disgrace to humanity. Dont appeal to any judgement. just go to jail and serve ur jail term

Godwin Okpara is insane. He must be flogged till he forgets his name. He should be eradicated from the earth and sent sent to planet mars. He said he had sex with consensual agreement. how can he tell us fuckin lies. A girl of 13 will have consensual agreement of having sex with a man able to be her father or even grand father in some tribes.

Godwin i wish i can put flames on ur ass and burn ur pv pa*t with red hot flames from iron steel industries. U are a disgrace to humanity. Dont appeal to any judgement. just go to jail and serve ur jail term

hopefully nigerian men will learn that house maids and adopted kids and relatives are off limits. consensual my crusty feet.

only men?

If not for Christ said we should forgive

He should rot in jail!!!

Godwin Okpara, uve disgraced this country and u must pay for it. How will u rape ur daughter? I thought all this only happens in novels or films, U must be castrated. Ur pv part shuld be removed away from yur body

Dat wil b a lesson 4 d odas. .

the girl was 13 in 2001 when she was brought to france. now is 2010 and she is 19. pls poster reconcile that before i make my comment.

link please

chidichris:

the girl was 13 in 2001 when she was brought to france. now is 2010 and she is 19. pls poster reconcile that before i make my comment.

@poster

Now link please before we do the norms.

hopefully nigerian men will learn that house maids and adopted kids and relatives are off limits. consensual my crusty feet.

Its more common with Nigerian women or wifes who treats house maids as next to animals , I know of a lady who shaved her husbands daughters head (Step-daughter) when she arrived in England

Godwin Okpara, uve disgraced this country

It happens in Nigeria everyday, but this time it happened in the wrong country who were prepapre to punish the offender

If Okpara is guilty dat serves him right and a lesson 2 dose who maltreat others.