Justice Zainab Bage Abubakar of the Federal High Court in Abuja, remanded journalist Agba Jalingo to Kuje prison for cybercrime.
Agba Jalingo, a Nigerian journalist and activist, who was recently acquitted of a treason charge by the Cross River State Government has been remanded in Kuje prison from Monday till Thursday.
Jalingo was accused of defaming Alami Elizabeth Ayade, the wife of Frank Ayade, who is a brother of Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade. He was remanded to Kuje prison until Thursday.
It is alleged that Justice Abubakar denied Jalingo’s lawyer, Firsts Baba Isa the opportunity to move a motion for bail after he was arraigned for cyberstalking.
Jalingo, the publisher of CrossRiverWatch, was arrested on August 22, 2019, over a report alleging that Cross River State governor, Ben Ayade, diverted N500 million belonging to the state's Microfinance Bank.