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By Emmanuel Adeleke
Nollywood actor, Moses Armstrong, has been granted bail by an Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo, months after being detained for allegedly raping a minor.
Armstrong, who was arrested and detained in June for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl, was granted bail on Wednesday.
Reacting to the news at the time of his arrest, the President of Actors Guild of Nigeria, Emeka Rollas, described the case as “a very serious one.”
“To get involved with a child as young as 16yrs, is something I and the association I represent would not stand for and this is a very sad development involving a member of ours, but I wouldn’t want to comment any further on this case,” he had said.
Rollas disclosed 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.
Amstrong is currently a Special Assistant to the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel.