Akwa Ibom State Magistrate Court 10 in Uyo the state capital, presided over by Magistrate I. Idiong, has granted administrative bail to a former member of the
House of Representatives, Mr Sunday Johnson Udom, 72, detained at Ikot Ekpene custodial centre over an alleged N31 million fraud, after fulfilling his N1 million and other stringent conditions.
LEADERSHIP learnt that the defendant, who is also a former chairman of Oruk Anam local government area, had in November, 2021, approached Aniekan Etim on a pretext that he is running a foundation that is partnering with a foreign donor agency in London and Zurich, and that the foundation has a contract with the Federal Government of Nigeria.
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