Amnesty International has asked the FG and Cross River government to drop treason and other charges against Nigerian journalist, Agba Jalingo.
Amnesty International has asked the federal government and Cross River government to drop treason and other charges against Nigerian journalist, Agba Jalingo.by the Federal High Court, Calabar, on February 13, and was eventually freed on February 17 after spending a total of 179 days in detention.
“We again call on FG & Cross River to drop all the bogus charges against him,” Amnesty said in a tweet on February 17. “He should never have been arrested in the first place,” another group, Socio-Economic Right and Accountability Project , said in a tweet. “All the charges against him must be immediately dropped.”PEN International, an organisation which “promote literature and defend freedom of expression worldwide”, also called on the Nigerian authorities to drop charges against Mr Jalingo.
“I have seen plenty of what you did for me while I was away and there is more I am yet to see,” Mr Jalingo said in a message he personally issued immediately he left the prison.
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