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Court Convicts, Orders Arrest Of PDP Governorship Candidate In Akwa Ibom
A court has convicted and ordered the arrest of the Akwa Ibom PDP governorship candidate.
Eko Hot Blog reports that a chief magistrate court in Wuse zone 6, federal capital territory (FCT), has ordered the arrest of the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Akwa Ibom State, Umo Eno.
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The order of Eno’s arrest reportedly came after the court convicted him for “cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property.”
The warrant of arrest was said to have been issued by chief magistrate, Emmanuel Iyanna, on December 23, 2022.
“You are hereby directed to arrest the said pastor Umo Bassey Eno and produce him before me,” the chief magistrate said.
According to The Cable, a source confirmed that the criminal proceedings have been concluded and Eno was convicted.
“The warrant of arrest is based on criminal proceedings conviction conducted by the chief magistrate court, Wuse, Abuja, and directed that the defendant be arrested and brought to court for sentencing having continuously refused to surrender himself to court,” the source said.
Eno won the PDP governorship primary in May 2022.
He secured 993 votes, while a total of 1,018 delegates participated in the election.
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He defeated his closest challengers — Onofiok Luke, a member of the house of representatives, who got two votes; and Bassey Albert, a member of the senate, who polled one vote.
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