A Federal High Court in Jalingo, Taraba State, has granted bail to Fonya Sule, who was detained for about one month over a Facebook publish regarding Governor Agbu Kefas and the All Progressives Congress (APC) deputy governorship candidate, Zainab Ibrahim.
Mr Sule was detained on the Jalingo Correctional Centre following a criticism by the Taraba State Government over the publish, which allegedly defamed the governor and Ms Ibrahim, popularly often known as Aunty Zee.
The state authorities, via the Office of the Attorney-General, filed the criticism on 30 September earlier than the Upper Area Court in Jalingo.
Court paperwork seen by PREMIUM TIMES point out that Mr Sule printed the publish on his Facebook web page on 12 August.
The publish learn: “Aunty Zee be Very careful ooh, if not u will soon carry belle, that your boss na one time BuGu.”
Ms Ibrahim is the APC deputy governorship candidate in Taraba State for the 2027 election.
The state authorities alleged that the publication was supposed to break the reputations of the governor and Ms Ibrahim, describing it as legal defamation and injurious falsehood.
The criticism, filed in swimsuit quantity CM/138/28, was introduced beneath Section 122(A) of the Taraba State Administration of Criminal Justice Law, 2021.
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It was signed by the Director of Public Prosecutions, A. D. Mustapha, and 4 different state counsel. The prosecution cited Sections 392 and 393 of the Penal Code Law of Taraba State, 1997.
Bail software
Mr Sule’s lawyer, Pius Danba, approached the Federal High Court in Jalingo to hunt his shopper’s launch on bail, arguing that the alleged offence was bailable and that the prosecution had but to show its case.
The court docket granted the bail software, based on Mr Danba, who spoke to journalists on the Jalingo Correctional Centre.
The lawyer mentioned his shopper was presumed harmless till confirmed responsible by a reliable court docket.
Mr Sule was arrested after the publication and remanded on the correctional centre pending the willpower of the case.
There was no instant data on the bail circumstances or the subsequent date for the proceedings.
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