Court Jails Prof Uduk 3 Years For Electoral Fraud

An Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo, has sentenced Prof. Ignatius Uduk to three years imprisonment for electoral fraud. The convict was the Collation/Returning Officer for Essien Udim State Constituency seat in 2019 general election. After five years of trial, Justice Bassey Nkanang in a judgment, yesterday, upheld the argument of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, which prosecuted the matter to convict Prof. Uduk on two counts of the three counts charge, sentencing him to three years imprisonment on each to be served concurrently. READ ALSO: I…

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