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Nollywood Actor; Moses Armstrong Cries Out, Denies Rape Allegations
Embattled Nollywood actor; Moses Armstrong has denied the rape allegations leveled against him.
The movie star who just left police custody a few hours ago publicly denies the allegation via his Facebook page on Tuesday, August 16, 2022.
“Nothing Pass God. If you believe, you will receive. Nothing Pass God. I did not rape anybody. I don’t rape…I have never raped…And I will never rape. I’m back stronger and better…I’m happy I went to prison, God went with me,” he wrote.
“The experience is awesome. You will hear it soon. Blessings to all of you Angels that believed in me. Love you all deeply. #ONELOVE #AkwaIbomFinest.”
Armstrong was arrested by the Akwa Ibom State Police Command in June for allegedly defiling a 16-year-old girl.
The president of the Actors Guild of Nigeria; Emeka Rollas, who reacted to the news at the time of his arrest, described the case as “a very serious one.”
“To get involved with a child as young as 16yrs is not something I and the association I do represent, would not stand for. This is a very sad development involving a member of ours, but I wouldn’t want to comment any further on this case,” he said.
Rollas revealed that the case is being handled by the first lady of Akwa Ibom State, Martha Udom Emmanuel through her Family Empowerment and Youth Re-Orientation Path Initiative. He also distanced the Guild from the horrendous act.
Armstrong was then charged with the rape of a minor and supplying abortion drugs.
According to Premium Times, the four charges were read to Armstrong in a State High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom on Wednesday, August 10, 2022.
His counsel Emmanuel Pantaleon drew the court’s attention to his bail application filed on behalf of his client on July 25 and sought the leave of the court to proceed to entertain it.
The prosecution, I.U. Robert, an assistant state counsel, while opposing the bail application, cited relevant judicial authorities and urged the court to dismiss the application which he described as an “abuse of court process.”
The Judge, Ntong Ntong, after hearing submissions from both counsels upheld the defense counsel’s application and granted bail to Mr. Armstrong in the sum of N5 million.
Amstrong is currently the Special Assistant to the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel.
