Court Grants Journalist Agba Jalingo Bail

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja presided over by Justice Zainab Abubakar has granted a journalist and publisher of an online medium, CrossRiverWatch, Agba Jalingo, bail.

Politics Nigeria reports that Justice Abubakar had on Monday morning remanded Jalingo to Kuje prison for “cybercrime”.

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Jalingo was accused of defaming Elizabeth Ayade, the wife of Frank Ayade, who is a brother of Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade, and was sent to Kuje prison until Thursday.