A Federal high Court in Abuja, has granted bail to the governorship candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Akwa Ibom State, James Akpanudoedehe.


The Police has no evidence to link him with the alleged offence and granted him bail.

Ruling on Mr Akpanudoedehe's bail application, the presiding judge, Adamu Bello, said the police has no shred of evidence to link the politician with the alleged offence. He said the plan to hold onto the accused while the police go around to fish for evidence has no place in our law.

Kola Awodein, counsel to the accused, told Mr Bello that Mr Akpanudoedehe's arrest in Akwa Ibom State and his quick arraignment in Abuja was designed to keep him away from the campaign trail.

Mr Akpanudoedehe has been in police custody since last Friday following an order of the court that he be remanded pending his bail application hearing.
He was arraigned on a four-count criminal charge bothering on treason and felony, and pleaded not guilty to all.

The accused, a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), was arrested over last week's clash between supporters of his party and those of the PDP in the state during which many people were killed and property worth millions of naira were damaged.


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