Gen. Akpan was brought to the Uyo chief magistrate court to answer to charges bordering on electoral fraud and violence such as snatching of ballots boxes and falsification of election results during the last Saturday’s gubernatorial and state house of assembly’s elections; but the arraignment was stalled because of the three-day no court session in Akwa Ibom state judiciary.
The retired army general who served in the NYSC during the Buhari/Idiagbon military regime, and now believed to be a chieftain of the All Progressive Congress was brought to the court by men of Directorate of State Services, DSS.
Akpan was allegedly arrested in his home town, Nsit Attai, during the April 11 Governorship/ House of Assembly election for allegedly snatching ballot boxes and other electoral materials from INEC officials. He was also alleged to have abducted 10 corps members and made them thumb print and filled result sheets in favour of a political party before men of DSS trailed and arrested him in his house.
The INEC’s inability to arraign Akpan on Tuesday was due to the ongoing Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Multi- Door Court function which is holding simultaneously in the three senatorial districts of the state.
INEC Legal Officer, Mr. Eze Emmanuel, who was in the registry to file the case, said that Akpan would be arraigned as soon as the court resumes from the three days ADR multi door court function.
Meanwhile, the former NYSC boss, was taken back to the DSS custody by its official in Uyo command.
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