The failure of the Nigeria Correctional Service in Calabar to produce Agba Jalingo, a Nigerian journalist charged with terrorism and cybercrime on Wednesday stalled his trial.
Jalingo was billed to appear before Justice Simon Amobeda who presides over Court 2 of the Calabar Division of the Federal High Court after 55 days of no activity on his matter.
A lawyer in his defense team, James Ibor while speaking on the matter, explained to journalists that it was due to an administrative issue as Jalingo’s production warrant was not signed.
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Ibor explained that Jalingo’s case will not be transferred to the State High Court , Calabar for the Cross River State Government to take over it as being speculated.
Justice Amobeda had in December granted the prayers of the defendant for the provision of an electronic verbatim recorder (EVR). He also recused himself from the case.
