Contrary to his earlier plan, the President of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Chris Isiguzo, will not be in court for Agba Jalingo’s trial to show...
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Mr Jalingo is scheduled to appear before a new judge, Sule Shuaibu, this Thursday, not on Friday as earlier reported. The NUJ president, Mr Isiguzo, has all along been planning to fly from Abuja to Calabar with other leaders of the union to show solidarity with Mr Jalingo during the next court sitting.“I have asked that they furnish me with information on the next court sitting, I will personally be in court, and once I am in court be rest assured that all the journalists and the leadership of NUJ would join me to the court,” Mr Isiguzo told PREMIUM TIMES in December.
“You know the issue of intimidation, harassment, victimisation of journalists, clampdown on the media, it thus appears it is on the increase,” he added. “I have already planned something out of Abuja for tomorrow, nobody told me until two days to the court sitting,” he added.The NUJ chairman in Cross River, Victor Dan, reportedly said Mr Jalingo is not a member of the union, apparently justifying why the union at the state level has been silent over the incarceration of the journalist.
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