Law
Court denies Agba Jalingo bail

A Federal High Court sitting in Calabar, Cross River State has denied Agba Jalingo, a journalist arrested for publishing a report on alleged corruption by Cross River State governor, Prof. Ben Ayade
The report had alleged that Ayade approved and immediately diverted N500 million meant for Cross River State Microfinance bank.
Jalingo was arraigned on September 25, 2019 on four count charges of treasonable felony, terrorism and attempt to topple the Cross River State Government after 34 days in police custody.
In his judgment, ustice Simon Amobeda, who presided over the court, held that the charges were grave with one carrying a capital punishment. He also threw out the preliminary objection of the prosecution counsel,
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.