THREE men have been jailed for 73 years each over an attack on a group of UK schoolchildren and their teacher in Ghana.
The pupils were on a trip to Africa when armed men broke into their accommodation on December 8, 2019.
At gunpoint, the teenagers and their teacher were seriously sexually assaulted and their possessions were stolen.
Some male victims were assaulted, also held at gunpoint and robbed.
The offenders then fled.
A UK police force, which is not being named to protect the identity of the victims, said all three men were sentenced to 73 years after being convicted of firearms offences, robbery and rape on Wednesday.
The UK police force said Ishmael Akyene, 34, a Ghanaian national, pleaded guilty to 32 offences; Daniel Akpan, 29, a Nigerian national, admitted 32 offences and Mbuotidem Edem Asuquo, 33, a Nigerian national, also pleaded guilty to 32 offences.
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