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Court Denies Bail To Lawyer Charged With Terrorism For Criticising Governor by wwwihy: 10:10pm On Dec 12, 2019 |
The Federal High Court, Calabar, on Wednesday denied bail to Joseph Odok, a Nigerian lawyer and an avowed critic of the Cross River governor, Ben Ayade. Mr Odok was arrested on September 26 in Abuja and taken to Calabar by road. His arrest and incarceration is believed to have been instigated by the governor, Mr Ayade, because of his constant criticism of the Cross River government. Mr Odok’s lawyer, Oliver Osang, told PREMIUM TIMES that the court presided by Justice Simon Amobeda ruled against their bail application on the grounds that “we have not shown exceptional circumstances in which he should be granted bail”. Mr Odok’s bail application was based on health grounds. The judge, Mr Amobeda, however, said the court was open to receiving any “fact available” from the defence counsel that could lead to a review of its ruling on the bail application. “We will still pursue it (the bail application),” Mr Osang said. Mr Odok was present in the court, so was the prosecution counsel, Dennis Tarhemba, a deputy superintendent of police. The court last month rejected an application by the Nigerian police to withdraw the charges against Mr Odok, saying it was the attorney general of the federation, and not the police, that has the power to withdraw the charges. The lawyer is accused of inciting some communities in Cross River against one another which the police said was capable of undermining the security of the state and punishable under The Terrorism Prevention Amendment Act, 2013. He is also charged with cybercrime for allegedly accusing the chief of staff to Mr Ayade, Martin Orim, of being a cultist. He pleaded not guilty to the two-count charge. Mr Odok’s Facebook page contains critical remarks on Mr Ayade. In one of his posts on the social media site in September, Mr Odok described the governor as a ‘joker”’ “Ayade keep getting it wrong with lofty projects. Why talk of Spaghetti flyover when you have not maintained or completed a single road project from your first administration? “A man that can’t complete a single road keeps talking Super High Way, Deep Sea Port and now Spaghetti flyover. This joke is getting out of hands,” he wrote on Facebook. Mr Ayade’s spokesperson, Christian Ita, had denied the governor’s involvement in the arrest and detention of Mr Odok. “It’s wrong for people to describe as the governor’s critic, anyone arrested by the police. The governor does not know anything about his arrest, the police are in a better position to tell you why they have arrested him,” Mr Ita told PREMIUM TIMES. Another critic of Governor Ayade, Agba Jalingo, is facing treason trial over a report published in his newspaper, alleging that the governor diverted N500 million belonging to the Cross River state government. Mr Jalingo, a journalist and publisher of an online newspaper, CrossRiverWatch, is currently remanded in the Calabar prison. https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/367964-court-denies-bail-to-lawyer-charged-with-terrorism-for-criticising-governor.html |
Re: Court Denies Bail To Lawyer Charged With Terrorism For Criticising Governor by wwwihy: 10:11pm On Dec 12, 2019 |
Cc: Punch, Wailers, PDP, Col. Ben Ayade 5 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: Court Denies Bail To Lawyer Charged With Terrorism For Criticising Governor by healthserve(m): 10:24pm On Dec 12, 2019 |
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Re: Court Denies Bail To Lawyer Charged With Terrorism For Criticising Governor by Commentor: 10:35pm On Dec 12, 2019 |
Colonel Ayade should release this guy na. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Court Denies Bail To Lawyer Charged With Terrorism For Criticising Governor by Homeboiy: 10:38pm On Dec 12, 2019 |
N OK be najia again |
Re: Court Denies Bail To Lawyer Charged With Terrorism For Criticising Governor by CaptainMeks: 10:40pm On Dec 12, 2019 |
Lt. Colonel Ayade should release this guy na. As accused terrorist who used the media to pass his messages he should enjoy freedom of speech. Lt. Colonel Ayade release this journalist. Allow the courts to grant him bail ooo cc mobilepunch PDP headquarters wadata Amnesty Int. USA and UK Lt. Colonel Ayade must be called to order...RevolutionNow in cross River State!!! 4 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Court Denies Bail To Lawyer Charged With Terrorism For Criticising Governor by Foxman19: 10:48pm On Dec 12, 2019 |
Terrorist for criticize governor? I don't know what they will do to me next year Because am planning 10m match to aso rock next year. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Court Denies Bail To Lawyer Charged With Terrorism For Criticising Governor by helinues: 10:49pm On Dec 12, 2019 |
Ass Inspector General Ben Ayade MOU, ONC, UEFA 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Court Denies Bail To Lawyer Charged With Terrorism For Criticising Governor by sexycat: 10:52pm On Dec 12, 2019 |
Re: Court Denies Bail To Lawyer Charged With Terrorism For Criticising Governor by sexycat: 10:54pm On Dec 12, 2019 |
Even lawyers are not left out, thank God i didn't do shakara for hubby when he came for my hand in marriage from yankee. Everytime i come to nairaland to see happenings around 9ja i can't laugh but sober because the country has drastically changed to the extent that i'm even scared coming home. Let us always remember the country in our prayer because 9ja need freedom from democracy slavery!! 1 Like |
Re: Court Denies Bail To Lawyer Charged With Terrorism For Criticising Governor by Nobody: 11:07pm On Dec 12, 2019 |
Banana Republic! Look at the precedent the tyrant has set. Even under Abacha it was not this bad- is this the democracy Abiola fought for? Every government official is now acting like a tyrant. 1 Like 1 Share
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Re: Court Denies Bail To Lawyer Charged With Terrorism For Criticising Governor by Nobody: 11:09pm On Dec 12, 2019 |
Front page Lalastiscala |
Re: Court Denies Bail To Lawyer Charged With Terrorism For Criticising Governor by Treasure17(m): 11:19pm On Dec 12, 2019 |
Major General set the antecedent for them to follow. Same thing also happened in Kano. Do the right thing to avoid criticism. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Court Denies Bail To Lawyer Charged With Terrorism For Criticising Governor by Racoon(m): 11:30pm On Dec 12, 2019 |
Major Ben Ayade God will punish you as well as the man that you're getting inspiration from.Even God Almighty himself is heavily tolerant of man-hIs creation let alone man a mere mortal.Hence His word said "If thou should mark iniquity, no man shall stand before You". 1 Like |
Re: Court Denies Bail To Lawyer Charged With Terrorism For Criticising Governor by Nobody: 11:32pm On Dec 12, 2019 |
Treasure17:Journalists have become endangered species. |
Re: Court Denies Bail To Lawyer Charged With Terrorism For Criticising Governor by baby124: 11:46pm On Dec 12, 2019 |
Ayade Cross River State Governor must be suffering from mental imbalance if he thinks he has the authority to do this nonsense. Is this a joke? The courts in Cross River are obviously compromised. Release the journalists ASAP. So this bloody civilian is arresting and detaining anyone that does not agree with him. The APC government t is looking on because they approve of this kind of treatment against any opposition obviously. I hope Ben Ayade will be able to cope in prison when his tenure is over. He should not come to court on a stretcher o. He has just dug his own grave. LMAO! 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Court Denies Bail To Lawyer Charged With Terrorism For Criticising Governor by Treasure17(m): 11:47pm On Dec 12, 2019 |
Vanhooijdonk:Reason we don't have large number of investigative journalism cause these journalists are so vulnerable to physical abuse and probably death. Ordinary criticism, they are releasing their venom. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Court Denies Bail To Lawyer Charged With Terrorism For Criticising Governor by Nobody: 11:49pm On Dec 12, 2019 |
Treasure17:Imagine the terror they will unleash against their critics if the the Hate Speech and Social Media bill is passed. |
Re: Court Denies Bail To Lawyer Charged With Terrorism For Criticising Governor by wwwihy: 7:31am On Dec 13, 2019 |
Vanhooijdonk: |
Re: Court Denies Bail To Lawyer Charged With Terrorism For Criticising Governor by ambu2: 7:39am On Dec 13, 2019 |
sexycat: I will rather be a first class citizen in Nigeria than a loathed second class citizen in a country where the egocentric and maverick Mr. Trump is holding sway as president. Forever Naija. Forever Green white Green. |
Re: Court Denies Bail To Lawyer Charged With Terrorism For Criticising Governor by Niaja4real(m): 7:45am On Dec 13, 2019 |
wwwihy:Col.Ben Ayade |
Re: Court Denies Bail To Lawyer Charged With Terrorism For Criticising Governor by wwwihy: 5:49pm On Dec 13, 2019 |
Niaja4real: 1 Like |
Re: Court Denies Bail To Lawyer Charged With Terrorism For Criticising Governor by sapele914(m): 6:48pm On Dec 13, 2019 |
Re: Court Denies Bail To Lawyer Charged With Terrorism For Criticising Governor by Captainrambo2: 7:42pm On Dec 13, 2019 |
That judge should be disciplined. He is a buffon |
Re: Court Denies Bail To Lawyer Charged With Terrorism For Criticising Governor by wwwihy: 9:04am On Dec 14, 2019 |
Captainrambo2:What about the governor |
Re: Court Denies Bail To Lawyer Charged With Terrorism For Criticising Governor by Xisnin(m): 9:12am On Dec 14, 2019 |
Re: Court Denies Bail To Lawyer Charged With Terrorism For Criticising Governor by wwwihy: 1:11pm On Dec 14, 2019 |
Xisnin:Sharrap... Can't Ayade withdraw the case from the court. Hypocrite. |
Re: Court Denies Bail To Lawyer Charged With Terrorism For Criticising Governor by Nobody: 6:28am On Dec 20, 2019 |
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