Court grants journalist, Agba Jalingo, N10m bail
Journalist and rights activist, Agba Jalingo, has been granted bail by Justice Sule Shuaibu of the Federal High court in Calabar, Cross River State.
Jalingo, the publisher of CrossRiverWatch, was arrested on August 22nd 2019, following a report alleging that Cross River State governor, Ben Ayade, diverted N500 million belonging to the state. He is facing charges related to terrorism, treasonable felony, and attempt to topple the Cross River State government.
In granting the bail application, Justice Shuaibu set the bail bond at N10 million with one surety in like sum. The judge stipulated that the surety must be a resident within the jurisdiction of the court, with a physically verified address and means to forfeit the bail bond.
''The surety is expected to deposit N700,000 cas...