He was said to have, on same day, allegedly detained the girl, raped her thereby committing an offence punishable under section 285 of the Criminal Code.
He however, pleaded not guilty to the two count charge bordering on unlawful detention and rape. His lawyer, Julius Iyekoroghe, who was represented by Funlayeifa Seibokuru, applied for the bail on grounds of ill health and personal recognition.
The lawyer argued that the bail application was hinged on the fact that every accused person is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
He said that the accused aside being hypertensive, also suffered other sicknesses and appealed to the court to grant him bail because he is a known politician and businessman, who owned hotels and properties in the state.
The lawyer said that the arraignment was politically motivated because he has refused overtures made to him by the PDP to back down on his criticism of government policies.
The Prosecutor, Ayibatonye Jumbo, however, opposed the bail application, pointing out that Kpodoh wields so much influence which can jeopardise the case if released on bail.
Jumbo further disagreed with the argument of the ailment afflicting the accused pointing out that there are no medical records to back up the claims.
Magistrate, E.T Empire-Ugwa of Magistrate Court 10, consequently ordered that the accused be remanded in the Okaka Prison facilities and adjourned the matter till two week’s time.
