“Convicted But Freed” — Court Grants Bail To Rev. Dr. Father Ekong On Health Grounds, 12 Days After Jailing Over Lawyer’s Murder Cover-Up - TheNigeriaLawyer

“Convicted But Freed” — Court Grants Bail To Rev. Dr. Father Ekong On Health Grounds, 12 Days After Jailing Over Lawyer’s Murder Cover-Up - TheNigeriaLawyer

After spending just 12 days in the Uyo, Akwa Ibom State Medium Custodial Centre (MCC), Justice Winifred Umohandi of the state High Court, has granted bail to the administrator of Saint Luke’s Hospital, Anua, Rev. Father Gabriel Ekong, on health grounds. Father Ekong, was among the five defendants convicted by the state High Court about two weeks ago. The cleric was to serve two-year term (concurrently) for being an accessory after the fact of mu…