The 4 costs have been learn to Moses in a State Excessive Courtroom in Uyo for the primary time since he was first arrested on June 13
An Uyo state Excessive Courtroom has charged Nollywood actor, Moses Armstrong with r*pe, conspiracy, intimidation and supplying of medicine to acquire ab*rtion.
The 4 costs have been learn to Moses for the primary time since he was first arrested on June 13, protection counsel, Emmanuel Pantaleon, informed PREMIUM TIMES Wednesday.
The prosecution, I.U. Robert, an assistant state counsel, whereas opposing bail utility, cited related judicial authorities and urged the courtroom to dismiss the applying which he described as an “abuse of courtroom course of.”
The Choose, Ntong Ntong, after listening to submissions from each counsels upheld the protection counsel’s utility and granted bail to Mr Armstrong within the sum of N5 million.
A Justice of the Peace Courtroom Choose, Moreen Udoka had final month struck out the case for lack of jurisdiction after she was briefed by the prosecution that the case has been entered at a Excessive Courtroom within the state.
The primary Choose, Samuel Ukoima, whose courtroom Mr Armstrong was first arraigned on June 17, had additionally struck out the prosecution’s remand utility on the premise that it was not correctly filed. Ukoima ordered that the actor be rearrested after the case had been correctly filed.
The alleged sufferer, who was stated to have been education overseas, returned to the nation lately and petitioned Martha Udom Emmanuel, the spouse of the state governor with respect to the r*pe allegation.