Court remands journalist in prison for ‘defamation, cyberstalking’ in Imo

Court remands journalist in prison for ‘defamation, cyberstalking’ in Imo

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An Owerri magistrate court in Imo state has remanded Chinonso Ubah, a journalist with Ozisa FM, in prison following his arrest by the police.

The police arraigned the journalist before the magistrate court on Wednesday.

Operatives of the Imo police command arrested Ubah on October 21 for allegedly defaming Aboki Danjuma, the state’s commissioner of police.

Uba was also accused of cyberstalking and inciting the public to burn the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) study centre in Mbano.

His case has been adjourned to November 12 at magistrate court 5 in Owerri, the state capital.

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