A Federal High Court in Abuja has remanded a Nigerian journalist, Agba Jalingo, in Kuje prison over his alleged involvement in cyberstalking.
Justice Zainab Bage Abubakar denied Jalingo’s lawyers the opportunity to move a motion for bail after he was arraigned for cyberstalking.
Jalingo was accused of defaming 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.
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.
