Crime
Police arrest Moses Armstrong in Akwa Ibom for allegedly defiling 14-year-old girl
A Nollywood actor, Moses Armstrong, has been arrested by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, Akwa Ibom State command, for allegedly defiling a minor.
His arrest was confirmed by the National President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, Emeka Rollas.
Rollas, according to the report described the case as “a very serious one.”
It was gathered that the issue is being handled by the First Lady of the state, Martha Udom Emmanuel, through her Family Empowerment and Youth Re-Orientation Path Initiative.
The AGN president said the accusation was a sad development involving one of their own noting that the organisation would not stand for such a crime.
“To get involved with a child as young as 16 years, 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.
“As we chat, he is still in police custody,” Rollas was quoted as saying.
Moses Armstrong is a special assistant to the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel.
Moses lost his wife and also an actress, Rita Armstrong, in 2018.
Rita died from spinal cord injuries sustained from an accident.
The mother of two was returning to her husband’s residence in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state from Lagos on Saturday, February 3, 2018, when the Akwa Ibom Transport Company (AKTC) bus conveying her got involved in a ghastly crash at the Ugbogui axis of Benin Ore Lagos Expressway.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned two men, Ali Bala and Yusuf Umar Anka, before the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja over alleged financial crimes involving £110,000 and ₦500 million.
The defendants were arraigned on Friday, 4 September 2026, before Justice Olukayode Ogunjobi on a 10-count charge bordering on money laundering, stealing and retention of stolen property.
One of the counts alleges that Bala, also known as Barrister Ahmed, and Anka conducted financial transactions in Lagos in 2025 involving proceeds of unlawful activities in an attempt to disguise the source of £110,000 allegedly stolen.
The commission said the alleged offence contravened Section 7(1)(b)(i) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006.
Both defendants pleaded not guilty when the charges were read to them.
Following their pleas, prosecution counsel, H.U. Kofarnaisa, asked the court to adjourn the matter for trial and sought an order for the defendants to be remanded in a correctional facility.
However, defence counsel informed the court that bail applications had already been filed on behalf of the defendants.
Justice Ogunjobi subsequently adjourned the case until 8 September 2026 for hearing of the bail applications and ordered that Bala and Anka remain in EFCC custody pending the hearing.
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