Nigerian lawyer slammed with terrorism charges for criticising state governor

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Joseph Odok, a Nigerian lawyer and a well-known critic of the governor of Cross River State, Ben Ayade, has been charged with terrorism.

The lawyer was brought before the Federal High Court, Calabar, on Tuesday by the police in Cross River after spending several days in detention.

“What they call terrorism, according to the prosecution counsel, is that he incited his community people against another community,” Mr Odok’s lawyer, Oliver Osang, told PREMIUM TIMES. “The charges are phantom charges, they are politically motivated.”His Facebook page contains critical remarks on Mr Ayade.

“A man that can’t complete a single road keeps talking Super High Way, Deep Sea Port and now Spaghetti flyover. This joke is getting out of hands,” he wrote on Facebook. “It’s wrong for people to describe as the governor’s critic, anyone arrested by the police. The governor does not know anything about his arrest, the police are in a better position to tell you why they have arrested him,” Mr Ita told PREMIUM TIMES.

 

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Come to think of it, is Ayade the only governor to be criticized in this country? Why is he the only one having issues with journalists and critics 247?

They said that PDP ruined us for sixteen years but I can boldly say that PDP never treated us the way this APC government is showing us pepper, if you we complain nah problem for us, journalist investigate nah problem, sowore plan to protest nah problem. Wetin they want self.

Dear Premium Times, please kindly refer to the charge sheet. Don't be misled. As you can see, the name 'Ayade' is not mentioned anywhere on this Charge Sheet. Please don't feed on false rumours. Thank you

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