20-year-old Uduakabasi Akpan and his father, Frank Akpan, have been arraigned before the Akwa Ibom State High Court 6, on a three-count c
He said capital offence does not carry any time bar adding that in the next ten years or more anybody found guilty in the same matter can still be prosecuted
“Count 3 is talking about accessory after the facts. If someone commits an offence and another person assists that person in an attempt to evade justice, you are charged as accessory after the facts “And let people not start wondering about all kinds of stories. In criminal prosecution, there is no time bar to criminal culpability. If tomorrow, even 10 years from now, evidence comes out that can tie anyone who is not charged today to this crime, that person will still be charged,” he said
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