Magistrate Okays Transfer Of Nollywood Actor’s Alleged Rape Case To High Court

A Magistrate Court in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State on Tuesday struck out a suit in which a Nollywood actor, Moses Armstrong, is being prosecuted for allegedly raping a minor.

The teenage girl was abducted by Mr Armstrong, and was leaving with the actor’s family in Akwa Ibom.

The judge, Moreen Udoka, struck out the suit after the prosecutor, A. Nyongessien, an assistant state counsel, reported that the suit has been filed at the State High Court.

This is the second time the case has been struck out by two different judges.

The first Judge, Samuel Ukoima, whose court Mr Armstrong was first arraigned on June 17 had struck out the prosecution’s remand application on the basis that it was not properly filed.

Mr Ukoima had ordered that the actor be rearrested with a remand application properly filed.

Mr Amstrong was last month remanded for 21 days at the Correctional Facility to enable the prosecution to file the case at the High Court after the lower court had ruled that it lacked jurisdiction to entertain the matter.

The Nollywood actor was not in court and details of the case were not disclosed.

Further hearing on the suit would be at the State High Court.