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Justice Zainab Bage Abubakar of the Federal High Court, Abuja on Monday morning sent journalist, Agba Jalingo to Kuje prison for “cybercrime”. According to Politics Nigeria, Justice Abubakar allegedly denied Jalingo’s lawyers the opportunity to move a motion for bail after he was arraigned for cyberstalking. READ ALSO: Disciplinary Action Against Ortom Ill-timed – Benue […]

  A Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, has denied journalist Agba Jalingo the chance to apply for bail in a defamatory trial filed against him by the Federal Capital Territory Police Command.   Jalingo was accused of defaming Elizabeth Ayade, the wife of Frank Ayade, who is a brother of Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade.  

Jalingo, who has been on trial for alleged cybercrime, has been remanded in Kuje prison till Thursday.

Jalingo was accused of defaming Elizabeth Ayade, the wife of Frank Ayade, who is a brother of Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade.   A Federal High

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has dragged Nigerian journalist and activist, Agba Jalingo to court for allegedly defaming Elizabeth Ayade, the wife of Frank Ayade – a brother of the Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade. The police had in August 2022 arrested Jalingo after hours of laying siege to his Lagos residence for allegedly defaming the character of Elizabeth. The journalist was later released after some days in detention.