JUST IN: COURT DENIES AGBA JALINGO BAIL
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| Agba Jalingo. |
A Federal High Court,
sitting in Calabar and presided over by Justice Simon Amobeda has denied bail
for Nigerian journalist, Agba Jalingo.
Jalingo was arraigned on
September 25, 2019 on four charges of treasonable felony, terrorism and attempt
to topple the Cross River State government after 34 days in Police custody.
And, Justice Amobeda who
also threw out the preliminary objection of the prosecution counsel, held that
the charges were grave with one carrying a capital punishment. He also said
that one of the grounds for which bail was applied for was health and there was
no substantial evidence to prove that his health was failing.
Agba Jalingo is currently
facing charges of terrorism, treasonable felony and attempt to topple the Cross
River State government.
He had earlier arrived the
Federal High Court premises in Calabar for the ruling on his bail application
as well as the preliminary objection on the jurisdiction of the court to hear
the application filed by the prosecution.
Mr. Jalingo arrived the
court premises at about 9:18 AM in a green coloured van marked “Calabar
Prisons” in the company of four correction officers.
Decked in in a black tee
shirt with the inscription, “Journalism Is Not A Crime,” Jalingo wore blue and
white colored flip flops (bathroom slippers) and a blue jeans.
He waved to colleagues
standing by who hailed his arrival and collected a green colored muffler
clothing from Jonathan Ugbal, another journalist facing trial over the #RevolutionNow movement.
It had the inscriptions “Great Nigeria” and “I Love Nigeria” boldly printed on
both sides.
He was led into the
courtroom in handcuffs alongside another inmate. Both shared one cuff with
Jalingo’s right hand cuffed to the other inmates left hand.
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