Actor Moses Armstrong Alleged Rape Case Transferred To High Court

Popular Nollywood actor, Moses Armstrong who is being prosecuted for allegedly raping a minor has had his case transferred to the High Court after he was vindicated by the magistrate court.

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.

The actor had been remanded for 21 days in a correctional facility to enable the prosecution to file a case at the high court after the lower court struck out the case based on jurisdiction.

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

Following the allegation, Mr Armstrong, a former aide to Governor Udom Emmanuel, was suspended by the Actors Guild of Nigeria.