The Akwa Ibom state police have confirmed the arrest of actor Moses Armstrong over alleged r*pe.

Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Odiko Macdon, issued a statement on Monday.

The PRO said Armstrong was nabbed on June 9, for allegedly defiling a 16-year-old girl in the state

“We have done our preliminary findings and the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) has taken over the case,” he noted.

Macdon disclosed that the thespian was no longer with the command as he was taken to court on June 20 by the DPP and remanded.

The suspect is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN).

Until his arrest, Armstrong was a Special Assistant to Governor Udom Emmanuel.