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A frivolous petition bordering on defamation which was filed by Mrs. Elizabeth Alami Ayade, wife of Dr. Frank Ayade, the younger brother of Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade led to the arrest of journalist, Agba Jalingo, on Friday in Lagos State. According to Cross River Watch where Jalingo is publisher, Mrs. Alami Ayade, through her lawyers in Abuja – Uyi Frank Obayagbona & Co had written to Jalingo, claiming he wrote a defamatory article about her and wants N500million as compensation.
Operatives of the Nigerian Police Force, State Criminal Investigation Department have moved arrested journalist, Agba Jalingo to Abuja. SaharaReporters can confirm this from his Facebook post on Saturday morning. He said, "At the airport en route Abuja with detectives from SCID Force headquarters."