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.

234next FLASH: Over 50 armed policemen re-arrest Akpanudoedehe, ACN candidate inside Abuja courtroom

Smh at the above two posts. Nigeria truly is an embarrassment of a country. PDP should be ashamed of themselves.

where did u get the 234next news from stop spreading falsehood!

^-- go to 234next homepage.

http://234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/Home/5686632-146/police_re-arrest_freed_akwa_ibom_politician.csp

Whatever PDP is planning will fail in the end, from Uyo to Abeokuta.

Akpanudoedehe should either be given a life sentence for the deaths of the innocent, or he should be sentenced to death as an example for those who think violence is a political weapon.

Orikinla:

Whatever PDP is planning will fail in the end, from Uyo to Abeokuta.

PDP is a nest of killers -Soyinka

Arent GEJ and the PDP a bunch of pathetic individual

He has been re-arrested, Story don change

Beaf:

Akpanudoedehe should either be given a life sentence for the deaths of the innocent, or he should be sentenced to death as an example for those who think violence is a political weapon.

So you prefer the Ken Saro-wiwa option abi, convicting with manufactured evidence?

for Beaf,

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-635904.0.html

God will ruin PDP!! Amen!!!

I wish to appeal to all political actors in Akwa Ibom to please tread with caution. Stop overhiting the polity. For the sake of the innocent citizens of this country, let all politicians embrace peace. Let the powers that be stop using state machineries to intimidate opponents.

Beaf:

Akpanudoedehe should either be given a life sentence for the deaths of the innocent, or he should be sentenced to death as an example for those who think violence is a political weapon.

LET D COURT DECIDE. STOP BEING A FOOL.