Lawyer accused of defaming Uzodimma spends 25 days in detention
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Summary: His lawyer said a judge claimed there was no formal charge before her court; therefore, the incarcerated lawyer would have to wait until the police decide to make a formal charge against him.
A former secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Owerri branch, Chinedu Agu, accused of defaming Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State, has spent 25 days in prison custody as of Saturday, 18 October.
This followed the refusal of the Federal High Court in Owerri to grant him bail on Thursday, 16 October, after his lawyer’s fresh application for bail.
Mr Agu’s lawyer, Sta
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